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xanax and klonpan are the only thing that helps my panic attacks i tried all the ssri and maoi they dont stop no panic attacks anyone tells you they do they never had panic attacks really. i take 6 mg of xanax and 4 mg of klonpan a day and i been on them for 6 years gradually going up mg. they saved my life and my doctor dont believe you cant take em long term because he isnt helping the drug companies that sell maoi and ssri that try to push there fake medicines and talk badout benzos he believes real chronic panic attacks can only be addressed by benzo and hes right and anyone who tells you they give you a headache is crazy they get rid of a headache if anything maol and ssri are a lot more dangerous then benzos you ever look at the statistics of killing other ppl or there self by suicide by going crazy compare to xanax its like 99 % to 1% and the rate of overdosing on benzo it less then 1% a year like 0.009 each year but there the dangerous drug
I started taking Xanax 15 yrs ago for severe panic & anxiety attacks. I had been working at 2 jobs & one night I blacked out at work. I had gotten real anxious & couldn't breathe. I knew I had panic attacks & couldn't handle public places, but I tried to lead a productive life. I went to the Dr & that is when I began this long road. I was young & never realized that Benzo's are highly addictive. In the beginning I was taking .5 mg 3 times daily. After about 3 yrs I was up to 1mg 5 times daily. After a yr of sleeping alot,I slowly started lowering my own doasge. I got it down to 1mg 3 times daily. Then several stressful things happened in my life. My Dr increased my dosage back to 1mg 4 1/2 times per day. Somedays I would take 2mg other days I would take 4mg. I have never took more than was prescribed. Most of the time I didn't take what was prescribed. The Xanax,along with my therapy sessions, helped with my panic & anxiety attacks. I was actually able to lead a half way normal life taking Xanax. I called the Dr to verify my appt one day only to hear that my Dr had a stroke & suddenly passed away. My appt was rescheduled so they could get a dr in the office to see people. Since I didn't take it as prescribed I had enough to last until my appt. I had to cut my dosage down ALOT. It was then that the harsh reality that I was addicted to Xanax hit me. I guess I thought because I could take less some days that I wasn't addicted. After a few days of 1 mg vs 2mg or 4 mg, I was having some withdrawal symptoms. I was crying, shaking, nervous,anxious, angry,having blurred vision & a bad headache. Then the bottom really fell out. The Dr they had brought in decided I needed to go to the emergency room to be checked before she gave me a new prescription. First of all my panic & anxiety attacks were beginning to become severe & I was having a hard enough time making myself see her. My Dr had become a safe person for me over the yrs. We tend to look for those people when we have high levels of anxiety & avoid things or places that trigger panic attacks.I could not go to a strange Dr & tell him I was having withdrawals from Xanax. I didn't feel I should have to. I was not a drug addict & had not abused my medication ever. I did not ask 15 yrs ago to be put on this drug that the Dr never mentioned was highly addictive. At that time I did not have access to all the wonderful sites that are on the web today. I am not sure I would have found the same thing about the drug then. At one time it was the only drug that was FDA approved for panic & anxiety attacks, I have since found out. I have spent the past 8 months keeping my dosage as low as possible,.5 mg a day. I cry all day, staying in my room,I go outside & I can't see anything cause the sunlight blinds me, then I start shaking, feeling as if I am going to pass out. My body aches, my head hurts,my chest hurts, I can't sleep. My marriage fell apart, because my husband did not marry this sad,angry,crazy person. He married a loving,kind,caring person. I can't count the times I have considered suicide. Thank God I am a strong person who has looked at what my kids & grandkids would go through without me. I just wonder when is this going to end. I am back to the point I was at when I started taking the Xanax originally. Only due to all the extra withdrawal symptoms my anxiety & panic attacks are twice as bad. I can't make myself go back to a Dr. for any health problem. I know I am going to be without ANY Xanax in the next week. I was placed in this situation unwillingly. I realize some Dr's are not too quick to prescribe Xanax today as they were 15 yrs ago. I wasn't a new patient though. Had I not been a smart person who took only what she needed, I'm not sure what would have happened to me. I feel the new Dr is to blame for what I have been going through. A good Dr, if she wanted me to get off of the Xanax,which remember she never said, should have tapered me off with medical supervision. A Dr should know the severity of Xanax withdrawals. Not tell a patient to go to emergency room & say I am having Xanax withdrawals. I would lay here & die before I shamed myself like that. I wonder how many suicides & homicides are because of Dr's playing God & not caring about what patients go through with these medications. I know I still have alot to go through, I just pray it gets better. Hopefully I can write you back in the near future & say I am completely free of all these feelings. If you can possibly choose not to take any Benzo then say no. I do know that it works very well for my symptoms. The price I am paying for my sanity though is not worth one day of the Xanax. Had I known I was going to feel this way I would have said no. Those yrs of living a halfway normal life, has cost me the joy of going out with my kids & grandkids today. If anyone is having withdrawals or feels the need to talk feel free to email me luvyou31301@hotmail.com
i was pulled over for not staying in my lane. distracted driving due to cel phone whitch i did not want to admit to. The officer gave me a field sobriety test and it was negitive for booz.I explained that I worked on a commercial fishing boat and was at sea for 10 hrs and it would be impossable to pass this kind of test. SO they took me to a hospital to draw blood. the test came back showing xanax.I called the national drug hotline and was tolod a blood test for xanax was useless and there is no published high and low concentration limits. the states it is ok to drive with a doctors advice and perscription.so why are the da and judge attempting me to cop to a dui for drugs and a community service sentance ? any tips out there.?
I have a hellish story. Two and one-half years ago, within the time-span of three weeks, I was negligently hit, in a near death collision, while driving in my vehicle, by a semi-truck - TWO times in three weeks. What resulted were two bulging discs in my low back, rib sprain and the onset of post-traumatic stress (I feared driving afterwards) and depression, as my activity level ceased, due to the pain, set in. After months of physical therapy, facet injections, trigger-point injections, my back became worse over time and my leg went numb.
In the meantime, I was seeing a PHd/MD, weekly, for over a year, treating me for PTSD and depression. I was taking 50 mg of Pristiq and 2 mg of xanax.
Three weeks before a major decompression three-hour surgery on my lower lumbar, I was pulled over because someone who I accidently veered near (did not hit), in a car next to me, as I turned left from a stoplight, called me in to 911 and said I was texting, and “all over the road”. An unmarked county deputy caught up to me about five miles away and followed me for three miles. During this time my wheels touched the fog line two times and the yellow line near a divider of this SR once. My leg pain was severe and as I was accelerating from increments of 50, 55 to 60 mph zones, I had to adjust myself in my seat to get my leg comfortable because when I extended my ankle nerve pain caused leg spasms, thus the crossing of lines a few times as my tight-suspended Mercedes Benz swerved lightly. No other cars were around me.
Being honest, I told the deputy I was taking a prescribed medication, and it actually helped me drive without anxiety, but that I had back pain and am being treated for that as well. I physically could not do parts of the field test due to the back pain, for example, standing on one leg. Worse, the field test was conducted on a SR within a 60 mph zone, and I was in a 6 foot shoulder area, with nothing but a rumble strip to guard me from fast-speeding vehicles. My anxiety was soaring. Because it was in the morning and my xanax was time-released, the blood draw from the hospital showed .05 mg in my system.
When he had me in the back of the patrol car, driving me to the hospital to draw blood, he talked on his cell phone, steering with one hand, for about 5 minutes. Again, worsening my condition and so demeaning. It’s against the law in Washington State to talk and drive!
The DA offered me a negligent driving in the 1st degree. I refused. My case has merit and my attorney and I are going to trial this spring. And when I testify in trial I will be under the influence of 2 mg of xanax because 1) I need it to help with PTSD, and 2) to prove to the jury it does not impair me.
Since menopause, I started waking around 2:00 or 3:00 A.M. with intense anxiety and could not fall back to sleep. Subsequently, I felt tired all day long. My mom had Xanex/Alprazolam (from when my dad died), and I tried it. Most medications make me hyper; finally I found something that worked. I saw my family physician and he prescribed 1-1 mg. pill BID. It was great--my monthly script would last me 4 months since I only ever took 1/2 tablet at bedtime. I slept great, and had a productive day. Never once did I feel the need, or desire to increase the dosage. I have been taking it for approximately one year, without side-effects. I recently moved from PA to FL. I needed to get a new script. Yet, I never imagined I would have so much difficulty obtaining a medication that helps me so much, and is affordable. One doctor insisted I try EFfexor. It was so expensive and it made me agitated--I felt horrible and discontinued it immediately. My husband and I are very health-conscious; we do not use alcohol or drugs. Yet I believe I am treated like a drug-addict when I request a script for Xanex. I am just about out and dread the anxiety and sleepless nights. It makes me angry that people who abuse medications make it so hard for those who take them responsibly. Any suggestions on how I can find a doctor who will prescribe my much needed medication.
This is to the law They are trying to make you cop to a DUI because that is what those SCUMBAGS DO. They will try and say that you weren't able to drive because you were impaired. I would fight it but you have to remember the cops always win at their game. Your best bet would have been not to give them any evidence against you i.e. Blood. Never under any circumstance if you are pulled over and the PIG starts that DUI B.S. do not in any way make their, SO CALLED JOB easier for them. The police will not be happy until they have given every man woman and child in this country a DUI. Remember this the Police are not your friend in any way whatsoever. They are more of a threat to our safety and wellbeing than any terrorist. And if you are ever pulled over and the PIG starts to have you look at a pen while he moves it around or he shines a light into your eyes do not allow this. It is just a bunch of smoke and mirrirs so they can claim that they have probable cause to arrest you. Why they have you follow a pen with your eyes is because they are looking for something called Horizontal Gaze Nystigmus. To diagnose this condition you have to be an Opthmologist and you need to have equipment like you see in a eye doctors office. So don't fall for this BULLS--T! Good Luck
I am female now 70 years old. 2 years ago I had to go twice to the ER in a year because I had trouble breathing and my chest felt very tight. I have never had asthma or respiratory diseases so thought that I might possibly be having a heart attack. I was not and tests showed that my heart and lungs are fine. The second time I was at the ER I was asked if I wanted a Xanax as I might possibly have had an anxiety attack. I said no thank you as it seemed highly unlikely to me as I had never had one before or suffered from depression etc. I was advised to talk to my PCP. The one I had at the time was totally uninterested, did not ask any questions and just gave me a script for an inhaler and some alprazolam. My HMO would not let me have the inhaler as it was a powerful one and not allowed until one had shown others did not work. I was not sure I really wanted to take alprazolam but thought that maybe I might be in denial about anxiety, I had been unexpectedly let go from my job, could not find another and worried how I was going to manage on a small fixed income. I read all about the drug but in my wisdom decided that as I did not have an addictive personality it would be OK to take it for a while just in case I was prescribed .50mg twice daily. I actually took .50mg once a day at bedtime and much to my pleasant surprise found that I got a good nights sleep. So...I kept on taking .50 every night for the next 2 years. I never felt the need to increase the dose and I never had to go the ER with breathing difficulties. However the past few weeks i have begin to have a tight chest and unable to breathe properly again and feel miserable. Much as I hate to admit it I am assuming that my body is now demanding more Alprazolam and that I am physically addicted to a drug I really did not need in the first place!
I badly want to up the dose to .50 twice a day to see if it helps reasoning with myself that 1mg a day is not all that much. On the other hand I feel it would be better to try and quit. I did mention it to my doctor ( a different one) but she did not seem to think it was a problem and said to just take the 1mg.
So please can anybody comment on this. As I am now 70, don't work, have no children to look after, lead a quiet life, found that I can manage on a small income what does it matter if I take more of the drug and continue to enjoy life? Am I likely to start needing more and more alprazolam and what is an unacceptable level? The only other drug I take is a fairly mild one for blood pressure.
So now the deputy prosecuting attorney is offering me negigent intent, which is just as bad as being a driver in a drive by shooting. Very insulting. Hell No! My kids were in the car, and all I did was be honest when the deputy asked if I was on drugs, I told him ho, I am on prescription medicine. 3/4 below my theaputic level whe the blool was drawn. I am fighting this all the way. And my doctor, children, and husband are testifying with me.
Big Ben - thanks for the encouragement - that is the one thing Deputy dog said I didn't pass. Horizontal Gaze Nystigmus is actually an side effect of the prescription. It is to be expected. Now that I have had 8 months of physical therapy after my spinal surgery, three weeks before the DUI because of two herniated discs (!) I am going to take a driving test and get 100% on it next week. My MD/Phd phycitrist (excuse spelling)has give me an order to allow my blood drawn and tested for the level of Xanax in my system, directly after the driving test and it will show 2 mg. LOVE it! My attorney is a former prosecutor, and he's as pissed as I am about the ignorence of the deputy (Drug Awareness Expert, ha - they know nothing about anxiety and medical conditions.)
Wrongly - 50 MG is too much. 2 mg is what I take daily and I am just fine. I stopped taking Xanax after the DUI, but after six months, the anxiety was creating problems with my job, my husband, my family, - life in general. I was able to stop easily. It's only addicting if you think it is.
I'm a shy, quiet, friendly guy, the kind of guy who everybody can get along with. I'm nice to everybody and I'm extremely hard-working, and that's why I'm liked so much at work, and that's why my family loves me and supports me. That's also why I was able to find and marry Nicole, the woman I'd been searching for all my life. I should add, however, that I'm the kind of man I describe only when I'm not taking Xanax. During my 1 1/2 year experience with Xanax, which is only now coming to an end, the only one of the above things that held true is that my family continued to love me. They've been extremely supportive, but even their patience wore thin. It was the loss of my wife and the frustrations expressed by my family that finally got me to start trying to get off of Xanax. It was only then--within the past couple of months--that I've been able to piece together what happened to me (and to Nicole).
Due to a combination of factors, I was feeling a lot of stress. I went to a doctor for the first time in years (ANY kind of doctor), and she prescribed Xanax for me. I thought the medicine would help minimize the stress for a little while so I could better deal with everything. In actuality, my body's reaction to the Xanax caused so much more stress, pain, depression, and loss--for both me AND my wife--than I could've ever brought about on my own. It didn't take long at all for me to go from being kind, patient, and loving to irritable, confused, lacking in judgment, etc. I went out of my mind.
I had no idea that this transformation had taken place. It simply doesn't work that way. When a person goes out of their mind as a result of a medication, they can't see what's happening, and obviously, those close to them are going to become confused. My beautiful Nicole had no idea why I had changed, why I'd become a different man than the one she'd married. I was in no position to inform her, either. I told her I was taking medicine, but because we'd only known each other for around three years, it would've been impossible for Nicole to identify the cause of the problem. She probably thought my true colors were coming out, and that I was reminding her of jerks she'd dated in the past. Certainly, it would've been impossible for her to convince ME of the cause of the problem, because I believed I was perfectly fine. Because I was forgetting so much of what was happening in my life, even if Nicole had expressed concern about the medicine, I wouldn't have remembered. As I mentioned earlier, it has only been over the past couple of months that I've been able to start seeing things as they (probably, basically) actually happened.
During the 1 1/2 years I took Xanax, I remember that I saw Nicole as the problem. I remember that my priorities changed to such a degree that staying with Nicole and fixing the problem was no longer important to me. Everything that had mattered to me before I started taking the Xanax mattered either not at all, a great deal less, or mattered in some sort of weird way that I can't begin to relate with now. I started working part-time instead of full, I became depressed, I took my problems to work, and I caused Nicole no end of stress. I wound up taking two extended leaves of absence from work, the latter of which is finally coming to an end next week. I spent many nights sleeping in my car in the garage, with Nicole having no idea where I was. Nicole wound up getting depressed, and she left me during the first week of January of this year. At the end of Nicole's time with me, I wound up sleeping a total of seventeen hours in thirteen days (for whatever reason, I paid attention to--and remembered--the exact numbers). Our divorce became final in May. Nicole won't have anything to do with me, which makes it impossible for me to get her, her family, and friends to understand what happened, or for me to hope that Nicole and I can ever reconcile in any fashion. What's interesting is that I still managed to do and say a lot of nice things, but those were the only things I was remembering--I couldn't see the way in which my behavior had changed. No wonder my Nicole was confused!
I spent three weeks in May at my parents' place hundreds of miles away, where I detoxed from Xanax, tobacco, and alcohol. I didn't use tobacco prior to taking the Xanax, and I didn't start drinking until the latter part of last year. Prior to then, I hadn't had a single sip of alcohol in over four years. The withdrawal was absolute agony, more painful than I ever imagined it could be. I spent lots and lots of sleepless nights trying to detox, experiencing the worst mental and emotional pain of my life. Eventually, I started feeling somewhat better, and I returned to my home in the middle of Wisconsin. Originally, I moved to the city I currently live in so that I could be with Nicole. As I said, I'm shy, and my personality type is such that I don't need close personal friends. I just need that one woman, my wife, to be my close friend. Aside from that, I'm just a really nice guy, and as a result, work has been extremely supportive. However, good work associations are just that--work associations. I can't share my life with them, my hopes, my dreams--just my job. The person I miss so intensely is my wife. Once I got back home, the loneliness was so intense, and the lingering depression and other pain I was feeling from the Xanax withdrawal so hurtful, that I started using everything again--Xanax, tobacco, and alcohol. I decided to force myself to take charge of my life, and I informed work that I'd be returning next week. That's forcing me to go through withdrawal one more time, and I'm in agony nearly twenty-four hours a day. I'm hardly sleeping at all, and I'm also experiencing weird visual disturbances. However, I can tell by the way I'm starting to feel that I'm on my way--I'm on the right path.
In summation, I lost an enormous amount of respect that I'd worked extremely hard to earn, and I lost this respect from my wife, her friends and family, my job--and even, to a degree, my parents, brother and sister, and the rest of my extended family. Basically, my whole life fell apart as a result of my Xanax use, a life that I'd worked really, really hard to finally make a happy one. I'm having to piece my life back together and move on from there. I know I will, but I'll do so after experiencing an enormous amount of loss, pain, depression, embarrassment--you name it. Maybe, someday, Nicole and I can talk again, but after having gone through such a painful experience caused by my behavior, behavior brought about by my Xanax intake, how can I expect her to ever understand?
Thanks for listening. If I've learned one important lesson, it's that I can never use any sort of chemical to try and solve a stress-related problem. I'd be interested in hearing from others whose lives have been devastated by Xanax. I know I'm not the only one.
Best wishes,
Steve (stevejohnpaulgeorgeandringo@yahoo.com)
This experience is shared for the benefit of others who have used xanax without a prescription as a sleep aide. I had done so for three years running, where usage crept up from once every two months to a few times a week. I read at another forum it takes only 2 weeks to clear it from your system, and am very happy about how I feel after about a month and a half with no sleep help from xanax. It lowered my energy level and I had to exert myself harder to do physical work or exercise. It made it harder to fall asleep on my own. As a female it also caused painful swollen breasts during the premenstrual days of the month along with a breast discharge, which is a known side effect of xanax. It affected my short term memory as well, as doctors have reported, this is something one does not notice in themselves, but can be observed in patients. I stopped taking it because of reading others' posts about how effects just creep up on you and what an unnecessary interference in life this is if you don't need it...not to mention how addictive it can be. Getting off it takes only 2 weeks and it only requires a little determination, then comes feeling much better, normal sleep, and no desire for it. If you're a casual xanax user for sleep and relaxation who doesn't think much about it, think about it! You don't need this and life is better without it.
Ha! I took a driving test - scored a 96%, then my doctor gave me orders to draw blood, and guess what my blood level of Xanax was - .05 mg. The same amount that was in my blood when deputy gave me a DUI. We so have to change this law in Washington State. The lab tech who drew my blood takes Xanax for heart palpitations. I warned her that she too could get a DUI if she tells the deputy drug recognition expert that she has a prescription. I can't wait to go to trial.
I was on xanax for 3 1/2 yrs and my doctor left , so i had to get off them i was so bad that i was shaking and no doctor would write me script so this doctor told me to go to hospital get off them i did and they wrote me script to detox off them in 2wks.. very fast i was detoxing while detoxing 1st day off my body went into shock was horrible my body was so tense couldnt breath blood pressure up pulse was 154 i felt like i was dieing i mean bad enough whole time going off them i had trouble walking and was dizzy so this doc put me all these sedatives i flush them they tell me if i still have dizziness and not on my meds then its not from withdrawl wronge .. but this doctor told me she would put me on benzo klodopin and detox me off slow she lied she was to scared and so i had go to detox center was on it for month didnt help stabilize me 2 times day 1mg then i was in detox for 7 days last month was on ativan 2mg 3 times day still my head was really messed up and body was still heavy , on last day i was on 1mg i had enough pills for 4 day detox when i got out awful another fast detox messed me up even more . wish doctors know wha they are doing head herts so bad doctor me i would be better by december yaa way to long i feel like muscles are killing me head throbs legs r weak numb to along with arms and hands just hope iam me agian :(
I was in an accident while on my medication of xanax and lamatrogine for seizures and anxiety and depression. the officer tried to give me a sobriety test but was unable to walk toe to heel. they next took me to hospital to give blood. I told the officer what medications i was perscribed and what would be found, not sure i should of revealed my prescriptions.I was let go from police station. now im waiting on some papers to find out if they are gonna charge me with dui. my anxiety level has increased to unbelievable levels.my siuation is of no desired driving record as was convicted of other duis in the past. not sure if i will be charged with dui as when i rearended another vehicle while using my perscriptions. i live in pa. and driving laws are very hard on dui past history.just wondering if can they charge me with dui for using medication.will let you all know the outcome.
For me it's been a mission to get this medication. I am on Medi-Cal, California's welfare health insurance and all the public clinic docs are absolutely recalcitrant about using this medication due to all the crack heads and junkies that come in faking conditions and/or manipulating to get it. I have been to the ER three times as a result and my last ER visit (a few days ago) I finally found a compassionate physician, explained that I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder along with Bipolar Disorder, showed him all my pill bottles for my weak .5mg twice a day Clonazepam and 1000mg Depakote ER. Expalined to him the Clonazepam only helps me be personable, apathetic(instead of panicing and pathetic), tolerable, and reduces my borderline behaviors around people - especially around women who use to think i was a creepy sketch case - now they are attracted to me again like when I was a young adult, and I just dont freak about it anymore (OMG IM 27 IM NOT GETTING LAID AS MUCH AS I SHOULD OMG MIDLIFE CRISIS OMG MY FAMILY DISOWNED ME AND LEFT ME ON THE STREET AT 17 I STILL DONT HAVE A CAR A LICENSE MY OWN APARTMENT IM NOT PARTYING LIKE I SHOULD BE IM NOT IN SCHOOL. IM NOT LIVING IT UP LIKE OTHER MEN MY AGE!!! O M F G IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF SOON AS A RESULT MY LIFE IS GOING TO WASTE - source of my panic at this moment). Clonazepam has changed my life - but Xanax I always was attracted to because of it's instant relief. If you are prone to situations of mania, panic, or you mess with psychedelic drugs they are INVALUABLE tools. For me they are incredibly hard to get given I have a substance abuse history. I'm having to switch to another public health care provider becuase my current doc does not like benzo use at all, only as a last resort, and is requiring I quit medicating with cannabis daily to continue clonazepam which is essentially stonewalling me, because I'm an activist for medical marijuana and will smoke until the day I die D G A F. The anxiety will still be there and to reject my medication over a recreational herb is absolutely stupid. I should call the medical board and complain. Rather than get pissed, raise it with the administration there, etc - I am switching health care, providing the California Department of Health .gov documents for Medical Marijuana ID card system to get cannabinoid and cannabis botanicals therapeutics which will really help my life out alot (sort of like how they say getting a pet cat or a dog helps with depression and lonliness)
So yeah, getting anti anxiety drugs you need in the public health system of California (Medi-Cal) is an absolute challenge! No wonder the state is going broke, $3000+ of emergency room visits, all covered by medi-cal just to get about 60 tablets of .5 Alprazolam total. They need to get their heads out of their asses.
Also personally, I think Ativan is more apporpriate anywyas. Xanax is too one hit wonder for me.. It kicks in, provides relief, but within 45mins to an hour the anxiety just comes back. That's just off .5mg.. 1MG sedates me really well and could put me to sleep like Benedryl does but benzos interfere with REM sleep.
Either or, I like Xanax for emergencies like panicing and angry rage situations since I am lower form borderline personality disorder (not that serious) my relationships with people are incredibly unstable. When I take Clonazepam .5 twice a day I'm more apathetic which is a very good thing! I need 1mg a day to be honest, and Ativan is probably a better alternative than Xanax.. or Xanax XR something longer lasting but just as powerful.
Cynthia Says: Hello. I was going to a Doc who was prescribing me my xanax 1 mg three times daily. He worked at this clinic next to a homeless shelter so he was completely free to go to. But he gave me NO way to get a hold of him and he was only open mondays and wednsdays. So he prescribes me 45 for half the month and one refill. Then the worse happened. Half my prescription was stolen from me. I explained this to my pharmacist who would only front me three ( my doctor went out of town at the WORST time but their policy anyway is if its lost or stolen they do not give you refills) So then i went to an urgent care facility to last until my refill and went the same day the pharmacist fronted me the three from the next refill, and then refused to fill it, and called my doctor and then the doctor refused to treat me before because he thinks i went to another doctor. And weeks after when i finally was able to come in to see him ( you have to wait in a two hour long line to see him at this clinic at 6:30 AM and sometimes he just doesnt show up ) he said he lost his confidence in me because in his contract i cant seee another doctor And i explained my meds were stolen and it was an emergency doctor, and he just said a doctor is a doctor , so good luck finding a new one . Does anyone know of a good doctor or phsyciatrist in the Bay area of california who will prescribe me xanax?? I am dire need of it please help
I started taking Xanax about two years ago and valium for a year before that. I'm on 3x 2mg bars a day (very high). My anxiety is now ten-fold and i have suicidal ideation alot of the time. I can never see myself getting off this drug in this lifetime. If it damages my body, so be it, i have an addictive personality, once i start i can't stop ie. dope, speed. For people with dependance on drugs, this is NOT for you. It will take over your life and you end up with no life. If your doctor is about to prescribe you any benzo, ask for Seroquel (quetiapine) instead, it relieves anxiety and is not addictive. My view on Xanax - it's poison!
I have been taking Xanax since I was 20 years old. I am now 44 years old. It is addictive. I am a former nurse and am familiar with medications. Be very careful stopping Xanax. Do not go cold turkey. Seizures can result. Grand Mal Seizures to be exact. Slowly tapering off is the best way. If you are unsure how to do this, please consult a physician. Going off Xanax can be extremely dangerous if you stop without tapering off. I have known many people that have had seizures as a result of withdrawing the medication abruptly, stopping it all together without tapering off. This is true especially if you are taking large doses. Please be very careful going off of this medication. Sincerely, Gracie
ive been doing xanax on and off for 10 years now. never got addicted but was addicted to opiates. i am seeing a doc for suboxone and i told him that because of the suboxone i am getting panic attacks... he prescribed me 2mg twice a day thats 60 pills a month which is cool by me. my friend had the purepac yellow ones and i think the best ones are still the greenstone brand the ones with the single G on them. the GG ones suck and there are a lot of fakes going around now and honestly when it comes to xanax there is no difference that i have noticed when it comes to the greenstone brand or the brand name ones... the greenstones which r stronger than any other generic are 35 bux for 60 and 10 bux with insurance.... can beat the..... what do u guys think, greenstone or purepac and y)
In 1982 I fell off of a suspension bridge at Turkey Run State park. I was called the luckiest man on earth at the er. After falling 140+ feet the er only x-rayed my right ankle and sent me home with a bad sprained right ankle. I don't even remember being there. For 3-5 months after I suffered headaches,loss of time,black-outs and then the real mother load hit. started getting hives,panicing all the time and the anxiety that grew out of the stress I was suffering was becoming unbearable. Actually I died that october day, Iam still married to this day only because my wife is an angel with the strength enough for the both of us. I feel for everyone of you because I know exactly what will happen to you next and no matter what I say to you nothing will help. In 1985 I had to be hospitalized for a week with what doctors (11) of them called acute urticaria or Bull Hives. Then the siezures started and over the next 7 years I never left my house was refused a drivers licence, I got one after fighting for it, but every 6 months the doctors would see to it that they reported the 8-15 siezures a week.My wife was suffering the most. To this day Iam a recluse who is totally disabled but by my Doctors and nothing else.Iam sick of talking about all the meds Iwas forced to take/beware of the doctors who only want to give you the newest siezure meds or anxiety, panic meds. Kick backs from the companies that make them and the rewards a doctor gets from Insurance companies is astronomical and if you are on medicare you are dead meat at getting the proper care you need.I suffered a severe head trauma and lost my ability to control my fleet or fly response. Any type of stress will just keep building no matter the med now no matter the doctor.I have taken Xanax for 28 yeaes, in the beginning my Doctor insisted on it, in 1982 I was told several times I could not become addicted! the truth was that untill a generic came out and the exclusive pat. on Xanax was lost BILLIONS of dollars were made. Now your doctor is scared shitless because he or she created an entire generation of addicts left out in the cold when it finnaly came out that Xanax is a monster. It's too late for me but I beg all of you quit!!! Out of the 47 studies I've covered it is gennerally acsepted that if you take 6-8 mg of Xanax for more then 10 years it is safer for all concerned money and health and safety of others around you to go as high as 10 mg a day for life. Now I only say this because it's true. And I only say it because it;s probably the biggest cover-up that will never be addressed against DOCTORS. In closing my e-mail address is waynem1315@aol.com. MY NAME IS WAYNE MONTGOMERY, and I do not mind at all you knowing if it will help in any way, we must come out and not be afraid- It was never your fault this happened to you, GOD BLESS.
Someone wrote an entry stating that Greenstone is owned by Upjohn. Greenstone is in fact owned by Pfizer.
I have been taking alprazolam since may 2007 as have been having panic attacks since I was 16yrs old..I am 45 now. I have always dealt with my anxiety on my own until this dr gave me alprazolam back in 2007 and started me out on 0.5 mg a day! I was so happy back then as it stopped my panic attacks..fast heart beat, passing out, muscle spasms, shacking. feeling like I was going to die..and I know you can all relate to these horrible feelings!! anyway I did have to start increasing my dose to 1 and half mg sometimes 2 mg a day as was going through a lot of stress in my life so was told to increase my dose. A few months ago I started to get real bad went to my dr and she said we will take you off the alprazolam but will have to give you clonazepam! she started me off on 2mg in the morning and 2mg at night but this was way to strong for me so she lowered it to 1mg twice a day..I ended up getting down to 0.5mg of the alprazolam but the clonazepam were making me too sleepy..was almost falling asleep at work and was having horrible withdrawals from the alprazolam so cut back n the clonazepam to 0.5mg twice a day but they were not helping me at all so the dr told me to come off the clonazepam and just back to the alprazolam?? so I did then I had bad withdrawals from the clonazepam! by this time I was at my wits end and was worse off than before!! I am back to 1.5mg to 2mg of the alprazolam a day now but I really think my body has built a tolerence as am having withdrawals when the alprazolam wears off...I want off this med so bad but am scared of seizers or getting worse, please help if anyone can give me some adive in how to get of these completely as don't want to have to get on another med and go through this all ove again. I'm wondering if I can do this on my own slowly or would I be able to go into a rehab to get of them....PLEASE HELP!!!
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Im a military wife with 2kids, since i moved to Indian Head MD i been having aniexty attacks for 2months never had them never in my life until i moved to MD When i frist had my attack i was very scared felt like i was having an heart attack my heart was racing and pounding, so i when i went to the ER and they to me that i had GAD, they ran alot of testes on my i had xray's, CT scan, and a MRI all my testes came back to be neg but i was having chest pains as well, nothing wasn't wrong with my heart im in good shape and condition, so they put me on Xanax then i followed up with my personal doc i went from taking 0.25mg every 6 hours or as needed when i feel like im about to have an aniexty attack to taking two of my 0.25mg cause i will have an attack like every other week, its really hard to deal with it and understand why im having these attack but every since i been taking two of my 0.25mg thank god i haven't had an attack for about 3weeks now, and its hard to get people to understand what you going through cause they not going though it they tell you its going to be ok but in the back of your mind you think about it 24/7 and you don't want it to happen again and now it seems like its getting to me physical im aching all the time head aches weakness nausea etc, so if anybody wanna share info please feel free to write or email me please, la.sha53@yahoo.com
I am on alprozolam for 3 years my sex drive is almost gone breathing is short and my memory fails me from time to time. I am starting to slowly ween off the shit and wanna get my life back. I live in northern canada and the doctors suck. They just rite the prsciptions and say its OK. Bull shit. I am so mad i did not research before i started taking this crap. It does work and my anxiety is under controll but there must be a better way . I did take 1mg 3 times daily for 2 years and now the second dose only half and no withdrawls but still the other side effects. Next i will drop to ,5 in morning .5 in afternoon and 1mg at bedtime. Wish me the best my wife misses my sex drive and so do I. Anybody else weening off or got anything to share....Jeffery T
*First I am no doctor, I am self educated. I have first hand experiences to backup my beliefs on this drug and its prescribing methods.
These medications are great when used as they are intended. These medications ARE NOT MENT FOR DAILY USE. The original prescribing data is for ACUTE panic attacks. In other words panic attacks that do not occur everyday. Most doctors will suggest an SSRI if you are having CHRONIC panic attacks. I am strongly against SSRI they lead to many suicide, they are addictive, and they are over prescribed by the medicine community. Given the choice to deal with chronic anxiety I'd much rather be dependant on xanax than I would to be an SSRI. My father, not only my father, my Dad. Lost his life because of doctors not knowing the first hand effects of what they are doing to their patients. My Dad always said, Anybody can be a father, but it takes a man to be a Dad. Anytime I got into a situation even in my adult hood and I'd apologize for doing them wrong or causing them problems because of me. He would always say, That's what Dads are for. More on this later about the grieving process, I just wanted to get across how personal it is to me and why I resent doctors who mis-prescribe medications. My good friend was on SSRI for a couple of years and he said, These doctors hand out SSRI like they are candy. I believe before a doctor can prescribe an SSRI he should have to go through the withdrawals of it him/her self to know how badly you are messing with the human brain. More deaths occur because of mis-prescribed anti-depressant medication than just leaving the depression untreated. Every human is different. Every human has a different perception of reality. Who is anyone to say that someone is depressed because of this or that. There's a lot more factors there namely intelligence. Intelligence can greatly change someones perception of what happiness is or should be. Nobody can tell you what happiness is in your life, only YOU can.
*********MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS WHOLE POST: TREAT THE HUMAN, NOT THE SYMPTOMS. THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH DOCTORS NOW DAYS IS THEY TREAT SYMPTOMS AND NOT ACTUAL PROBLEMS. YOU ARE HAVING PANIC ATTACKS. Why??? Here take this to treat the panic attack SYMPTOM. In almost all cases of mental illness most notably DEPRESSION. IS CAUSED BY YOU. YOU ARE NOT SATISFYING YOURSELF ENOUGH. YOU HAVE TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHO YOU ARE. Doctors will say well its an imbalance of chemicals....when they say this say what chemicals exactly? and how are these drugs going to fix that. Also ask What is considered an imbalance? Also if its due to an imbalance of chemicals in the brain then why do they have to try different combinations of meds to get the right ones for you when they supposidly know which chemicals you are lacking. Depending mostly on intelligence happiness is a measure that ONLY YOU CAN DEFINE. ANTI-DEPRESSANTS IN ALMOST ALL CASES I WONT SAY ALL BECAUSE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO EVERY RULE. ARE NOT THE ANSWER. TALK WITH A COUNSELOR IF YOU MUST (not a shrink that will give you more symptom reducing pills) TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU YOURSELF NEEDS TO DO SO THAT YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AND WHERE YOU ARE GOING. It all amounts to ones ability to measure their self-worth. Anything that can be done to increase positive feelings about yourself DO THOSE. In 90% of cases anti-depressants are not the answer and they are just treating the symptom I'm sad. The doctor never asks What could you be doing to make you happier? Because if he did that he would lose patients. He wants those once a month visits for lifetime because your hooked on X drug to treat X symptom when usually it is a PERSONAL PROBLEM.
My advice is even if you are instructed to take xanax daily do not. Xanax is stored in your fat cells somewhat similar to THC. All benzodiazepines create a chemical in your brain that regulates stress called GABA. EVER WONDER WHY YOU LOSE MOTOR SKILLS WHEN YOU TAKE TOO MUCH? ITS BECAUSE ITS ACTING ON THE SAME STRESS RELIEVING RECEPTORS AS ALCOHOL. Even 1 day on, 1 day off xanax is not enough to keep you from being dependent due to it not being water soluble. Thus meaning its fat soluble like THC it takes a long time to leave your body that is one reason why getting off benzos is so long and drawn out. A water soluble dependency can be broken in 3 days. 3 days is enough to cleanse your body of any water soluble chemicals you DO NOT NEED. You need atleast 2-3 days off. That is why it is prescribed for ACUTE attacks only and is not ment for daily consumption. However, given the choice if I had chronic panic attacks between Xanax daily and an SSRI I'd most definitely choose Xanax or kolonopin. Xanax is very fast acting you can feel it 15-20 minutes after ingestion. I have been on benzos(xanax, valium, kolonopin) for 6 years now taken daily. I am not addicted to them because I never run out of my prescription. However, my body is DEPENDENT on having the benzo to create the GABA stress regulating chemicals. After daily usage your brain says hey I no longer need to make GABA because I'm getting it in (insert fashion here). This is bad and can have long term effects. However, benzos are one of the most documented and safe medications to take. They are the lowest prescription level for a reason. They are schedule IV which means you cant buy it over the counter, you barely need a script to get it just because its scheduled means you need the script and in many countries xanax does not require a script just as in Canada simple codeine does not require a script where as here its damn near impossible to get scripted if you NEED it. I used to be able to skip days but on day 2 my brain would be telling me it needs GABA so I'd have to take the xanax. That is why i say use them sparingly. My grammar has gone to crap due to this long post but I hope it is informative and helps some of you make informed decisions about your medical care and not just what your doctor thinks. I can say that 90% of the time the doctor is pushing what the pharmaceutical companies want him to push. That is why SSRI anti depressants are such a huge problem today. They claim they are not addictive but THEY ARE VERY ADDICTIVE. A better word would be DEPENDENT. You should never stop any benzo or SSRI without a medically supervised taper plan. Talk it over with your doctor (first find a doctor that has YOU in his interests). Doctors now days have a huge problem of treating symptoms and not CAUSES. 99% of the time you are having a symptom because you are not doing something else in your life that your body needs. You are having panic attacks due to not enough GABA activity. Xanax increases that, however that is treating the symptom. As I said, use them ONLY as needed. Do not become dependent. It takes about a year to do a medically supervised taper off of xanax with little or no withdrawal effects. So the key is DO NOT LET YOUR BRAIN BECOME DEPENDENT ON THE DRUG TO SUPPLY IT WITH GABA ACTIVITY. Look into natural remedies. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE STRESS NATURALLY? PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS THE ANSWER TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE physical activity is something we had until the computer age. how many people in the 1800s were going to their doctor for panic attacks? not many because they were doing other things in their lives to promote NATURAL GABA ACTIVITY INSTEAD OF ARTIFICIAL.
Also, a side note. I read people were scripted these drugs to help with the grieving process. I have lost close family members and I can honestly say. The grieving process is something you need to do naturally to come to terms with what has happened. A doctor writing you a script to reduce stress because you lost your husband is delaying the inevitable fact that you have to deal with your husbands death in reality and not in a drug reality. The drug is medicating the grieving process which means you either wont complete the process or your conceptions will be misguided due to the drugs you are on. GRIEVE FOR LOST FAMILY MEMBERS. IT IS NATURAL. YOU DO NOT NEED A DRUG TO HELP YOU WITH THIS. IT IS HARD FOR EVERYONE AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE HARD FOR A REASON. THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO OVERCOME THE HARDSHIPS YOURSELF. MEDICATING THIS PROCESS IS NOT A VALID MEDICAL OPINION. THE DOCTOR IS JUST WRITING IT TO GET YOU OUT OF HIS HAIR AND TO SAY HE PERFORMED A SERVICE TO YOU. ANY DOCTOR WHO CARES FOR YOU WILL TELL YOU TO NEVER EVER MEDICATE THE GRIEVING PROCESS. LOSING LOVED ONES IS HARD, VERY HARD. If you can't tell I have first hand experience with this. You must overcome the loss yourself. No drug will help you overcome the loss. They might grant you the perception that it is helping you cope with it, but the fact remains you have to face the music sooner or later. GRIEVING IS NOT SOMETHING TO FUCK AROUND WITH. EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE I JUST FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL REASONS I HAVE SEEN HAPPEN IN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY. I have seen grieving in my family go medicated and unmedicated. It ALWAYS TURNS OUT BEST UNMEDICATED. ALWAYS. THERE IS NO IF ANDS OR BUTS HERE THIS IS A FACT, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS. With family members who were medicated during their natural grieving process I have seen that they are NEVER able to come to terms with what has happened. Additionially, the lost of a close loved one makes you very vulnerable to addiction. I can take these pills and I feel better, for now. Once again NOT THE ANSWER.
I know I lost my grammar throughout this post and I apologize. From reading previous posts most people seem generally uneducated as to what alprazolam does in your brain.
My last note is please publish this regardless of my poor grammar. I am just honestly trying to help guide people through things that I PERSONALLY have delt with and been through from first hand experience. EDUCATE YOURSELF, DO NOT LET YOUR DOCTOR DO ALL YOUR THINKING FOR YOU, YOU ARE A PERSON AND THE ONLY WAY TO TREAT A PERSON IS FOR THEM TO TREAT THEMSELVES BY FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY ARE LACKING IN THEIR NATURAL LIVES. A THERAPIST CAN HELP YOU FIGURE THIS OUT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN. IN MOST CASES THOUGH THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. WHAT ARE YOU NOT DOING IN YOUR LIFE THAT MAKES YOUR SELF-WORTH GO DOWN IN YOUR OWN PERCEPTION. NOBODY CAN PERCEIVE FOR YOU. A COUNSELOR CAN HELP GUIDE YOU TO THE ANSWERS BUT IT IS UP TO YOU TO FIND THEM ON YOUR OWN AND ALL THIS SAID XANAX CAN BE A GREAT DRUG WHEN USED AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY MENT. IF YOUR DOCTOR WANTS YOU TO TAKE IT DAILY RATHER YOU ARE PANICKING OR NOT HE IS A NUT JOB. LOOK INTO DO doctors instead of MD doctors. DO doctors believe in natural healing and are more likely to treat the person and not the symptoms. Sorry guys I know it was long. I wrote this on a whim thinking that if it helps even ONE person I have done my duty here.
It has been about 3 months since my last Xanax pill, and it hasn't been easy. I'm 65, and that probably makes it harder..You might want to go to www.power- surge.com/educate/xanax.htm - There is some useful information there that I used to kick the Xanax.... Keep at it and you will succeed..It will take a few months but it is really worth it.... Al H.
I'm a 20 year old female. I started out taking 2 mg then it went up to 10 sometimes I'd take more by accident because I was so fucked up. As a result of this drug addiction I've been raped, beat up, I've gotten money stolen from me, I've lost my closest friends, DUI's, car accidents the list goes on. My life spiraled out of control in just 4 years. What got me to quit was I was on 10 mg and got arrested and had 16 mg in my bra I ate it all so I wouldn't walk in jail with a felony. That resultated in getting put in isolation and seizjuring and getting a head fracture from seizjuring. So goin from jail to ICU. This is a serious drug. I've been clean for 11 months but I'm depressed and a different person. For any girl that's reading this if u abuse xanex its the same thing as roofying yourself. The events that happened in my life have affected me severely and affected my family. Quit for ur life. Do it for ur family. Now I go to school and I'm NEVER in trouble with the law. The suicidal thoughts and anxiety attacks stop just get thru detox ull get ur life bak! :)
Im 26 yrs. old, I no longer have a doc, or psy that per. me nerves, i take whatever is out there, usually up to 10 - 15 blue xanax, klopin, valium daily....whatever i can get my hands on, when i run down to say 5 pills a day i go into withdraw, can't sleep, shaking etc., my tolerance is so high idk what to do, they are the only med that has helped with my aniexity and panic attacks, i would beat my husband and yell at my young children and babies b4 i ever took a pill, when i take a hand full im a normal person when i dont i can't function, yes cuz im an addict but it waz the same way b4 i started taking them, one day i had none at all, i waz hall., delusions, couldn't wlk, i have a BA but dont have a job so i have amerigroup medical card in oh, but i cant find a doc to help me with my aniexity, but they sure the hell can give out xan' bars to meth heads, METH HEADS HAVE SUCH BAD NERVES, LOL~ i cant even smoke a cig, or drink coffee cuz the similate in it, but they give xanax to people who dont need it!!!
Been on BRAND XANAX for PANIC/ANXIETY DISORDER FOR 15 YRS. Sometimes w/an SSRI for Anxiety but Always had to stop due to side effects-Sure never made ME CALM!
I TRIED Greenstone's Generic (Pfzier) THEY DID O! CALLED & REPORTED SAME 2 TIMES! I TRIED Purepac's Long 2.0mg Yellow Bar-4 Scored-Actavis (sp?) - 0! THE ONLY GENERIC I HAVEN'T TRIED (that was recommended by those who don't use BRAND) IS SANDOZ...and that's probably just more of the same. SO I HAVE TO EAT OVER 700$/MONTH BECAUSE THERE IS NO GENERIC SUBSTITUTE! EVEN MY DOC AGREES!
THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT SEEM TO DO OKAY W/GENERICS ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN ON BRAND XANAX;DON'T USE BRAND XANAX REG.OR FOR LONG. MY DOCS HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN ME BRAND DRUGS BECAUSE THEY WANT MY DOSAGES TO BE STANDARDIZED=4 DOCS!; AND W/CO'S BUYING CO'S-U DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL GET MONTH TO MONTH GENERIC! (Though some Co's Have Been Around Awhile.)
BTW-ASK YOUR OB/GYN ABOUT GENERIC BIRTH CONTROL-CAN'T TELL U HOW MANY PEOPLE I KNOW GOT PREGNANT FROM GENERICS B.C. PILLS-IN FACT MY OB/GYN WAS MY 1ST DOC TO COME CLEAN ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENERICS AND BRAND DRUGS.
REALLY DO WISH I COULD FIND A GENERIC XANAX IN THE U.S. HATE WASTING THAT KIND OF $ ON RX'S. NEITHER BRAND OR GENERIC XANAX (BENZODIAZEPINES)ARE COVERED UNDER MEDICARE OR MEDICAID! SO PEOPLE W/DISABILITY HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS! SO UNFAIR!
my name is ankit kumar. I am taking xanax since three years for controlling semen ejacuation at night. Before taking alprazolam i developed anxiety disorder which consequence into semen ejacuation at night. I felt depressed at that time. after taking alprazolam i am feeling comfortable. During medicine period semen ejacuation doesnt occured. But remember my personal experience tells that it is very much addictive.
Hello i have been on 1mg greenstone blue footballs 1 mg 3 times a day stress level was getting worst after 2 years so dr uped dose to 2 mg 3 times a day now i have the 2mg greenstone sticks and all they do is make me nervous and give me shortness of breath how can this be the same drug same manufacturer the 1 mg work better than the 2 mg i have to get the doc to give me (2) 1 mg three times a day the blue footballs they are the only one that work tryed sandoz only sedating purepac activis same thing sedating i cant see how greenstone can tell me they are the same active ingredient in both the 1 mg and the 2 mg its impossible. Anyone else had this problem. Thanks Best Regards,The Vez
hello all i have been on the 1mg greenstone for two years so i wanted to up the dose so i could have a few extra just in case i ran dry because of doctors stoping them which can result in a law suit so i asked for the 2mg greenstones the only generic that works for me and many other its what ever you start with you have to stay with like sandoz ,purepac,these are the only ones except gadors alplax they are the finist alprazolam ever they work like a dream even the kasol are the best once i had the pure powder 99.9 % pure it was only $100.00 bucks a gram a gram equals 1000 mg so thats 1000 1 mg tabs and they felt like gador alplax in its effect. that lasted for about only 1 year i used to desolve certain amount in grain alcohol 190 proof so i had pez would drop one drop per pez that was one milligram it was the best united states uses the worst raw materals and the f.d.a. sucks there is no quality control now i have a script for these 2 mg stick that make me sick chest pains no relief just anxiety so i will have to ask doc to get me back on the 1 m.g. greenstones as they say there is no difference but there is they think i am crazy oh same ingredents active and inactive they are wrong they know that the 2 mg bars hit the black market so they want to make them much more addicting end of story thanks for listening your friends the vez
Well im 21yrs old i quit doing xtc and coke for 6 six months now 3 nights ago my co worker gave me a xanx bar stupid of me i took it at work and had a drink with i did not feel anything i did not know what to feel so he gave another one and drank a beer with it after out shift was done we smoked a joint after that I don't know what happen i woke up in a cab with my friend lost we were so out of it the cab left us in upstate in the dark no light in sight eventually we find a cab and BOOM we are and my co workers girlfriend's door banging on it her parents were there and i saying leave us alone we are going to call the cops BOOM next thing we know we are in a store buying 10 cartons of cigs and then BOOM again out of no where we are in grand central station smoking cigarets in front of the police thats when we went to my co corkers friend house in queens smoked another joint and BOOM to find my self in the bronx
ALL IM TRYING TO SAY IS THAT IS DRUG IS NOT ANY KIND OF DRUG NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AMATEUR OR PRO BE CAREFUL I GOT LUCKY I GOT HOME IN ONE PICE AFTER ALL I BEEN THRU
this drug is like waking up from a dream thats been so mixed up that you start to try to puzzle them in to one but can't.... so many will take this drug but one will not go home ... DONT BE THAT ONE
Hello,I have been on ZANAX for about 11 years 2mg a day, and i would have to say if i had of know that i would of missed out of my life for that time i wouldn't never of take them. The last 11 years i have been in bed , missed 11 years of my childred growing up,11 years is a long time. Im not the same person i was , i loved life , people ,going out.Now i live in my own little world and is hard to relate to the normal one.I dont live in this body, I look around and the world isn't real.I would give anything to get that time back but i know i can't.So after reading your posts , i must get off this shit, it will no longer take my life away from me . Tonight i start by take 1 and half mg. Good luck to your all , i know how you all feel and thank you for all writing here.It takes people that have been through the same thing to help other..
FROM 1986 TO PRESENT I HAVE BEEN ON 6 TO 10 MG ON XANAX A DAY. EVERYDAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO STOP I AM SICK OF GOING THRU LIFE WITH A PILL BOTTLE IN MY POCKET IS IT TO LATE TO STOP AND WHAT HAS THIS DONE TO MY BODY ANY HELP...
I have been taking .5 mg Upjohn Xanax since 1985 and am fine with it for the rest of my life. It helps me sleep! I have tried generic brands and some work and some do not so I pay extra for the brand name.
My sister is 53 years old. She has overcome Melanoma 8 times and she also has SEVERE C.O.P.D. The lung disease is what is so bad right now. The Dr's keep giving her a short time to live and a big bottle of Xanax. She is such a sweet person..., UNTIL she gets some of them in her system! She has panic attacks pretty bad when she can't get her breath. I know she is having such a hard time but those Dr's will never know how much quality of her life that those damn pills have taken away. She has 2 grown children and several Grandkids. She is so pitiful on a normal day but when she takes those things,(lately, it is all the time), she turns into a really different person. I can't understand much of anything she says so it makes it almost impossible to take care of her like she needs me to. Xanax makes her do things that she would never normally do like not being able to find the toilet and using the bathroom just anywhere. I can't leave the room because I don't know what she is gonna get into next! I caught her spreading mayonaisse on a pop tart a couple of days ago. The Dr. gives her a certain amount of them each month but she takes them much quicker than she should. She can't remember when she takes one! Anyone who takes Xanax has an OH WELL attitude. I keep trying to tell her that at this point it is gonna be up to her to try not to take so many so that she can live longer. Xanax also adds fluid to anyone's lungs. I know they are trying to keep her comfortable but they are actually gonna make her death come sooner. We just lost our Mom and Dad a few years ago and I am just trying so hard to hold on to her... just a little longer. Don't anyone suggest that I talk with her Dr. When I have, they just give her more because she just convinces them that I am wrong and against nerve pills. Please pray for us. By the way: She was diagnosed with Melanoma at 26 years of age. Thats 27 years ago. A lot of Xanax ago so believe me, I have had much experience with the problems they can and do cause. The only way to deal with Xanax is to NOT deal with them! If anyone ever comes up with an idea concerning banning this drug, I would be first in line!
First off, I started out back in 1999 on two 1mg xanax a day and then within 2 months, I was being given 120 1mg each month. They were given to me for anxiety and panic disorder. I still take them till this very day and yes, they do take a little from your normal life but then again, they help you, in my case anyway. I'm currently filing for disability because I really don't like being around people unless I know them personally and I can even do without being around them. Holding a job (which involves being around people) is something that I just can't handle. Has nothing to do with being lazy either. I don't do any other drugs and I despise drinking. I have a son that's 9 years old and I do good with him. I am a single father and have been raising him on my own since he was 1 1/2 and that's something that just comes naturally.
I never have abused xanax and I have taken about almost every generic brand out there. I can say from 12 years of experience that Greenstone is the best. Dava, the green ones sucked. Sandoz is pretty good but I prefer Greenstone. I have been told before that Greenstone is owned by the original xanax maker and is made identical to the original xanax. Anyway, I have had my whole entire bottle stolen from me before with only 8 missing and I called the police because just knowing I was without the bottle, I was having some pretty bad anxiety. The doctor would not write me another script or even call in what I was missing. That left me forced to buy off the street. I ended up with some white bars and was breaking them in 1/2 but there is something different about the 2mg xanax. I bought some more and they were the green 1mg Dava brand and they were better than the bars but when you're without, you'll make them work. Someone brought me some Sandoz and I have had about 2 years experience with them and finally I was able to get mine filled again, which at the time was Sandoz.
All I can say is that I would never recommend to anyone to use this medicine as a sleep aid because it is highly addictive and if you have been on it for any length time, never stop taking it suddenly. You will go into a seizure. Luckily I haven't had one of those but I can tell when my body has been without a xanax too long. You have to taper off of it if you want off of it. People with my condition really don't have a choice, especially if you have been taking xanax for over 10 years. I feel like I'm stuck where I am. My doctor told me back in 1999 that xanax was not a cure for my condition. He was it was designed to relieve anxiety / panic disorders. I only see him once every 6 months also. He writes me out a prescription with 5 refills. This is because he knows I don't abuse it.
All I can say is that some of the stuff I have read in here is crazy. People taking 10 and 20 at a time and drinking. That's dumb! It's not a party drug. One girl mentioned being raped because she took ??mg of it. Well, that's her fault and stupid of the guy to take advantage of her in that condition. If you take it like you're supposed to and if you don't feel like you really need it, then lessen your dose per day. If you don't have to be bumped up for any reason, then don't get yourself bumped up. Honestly, I think anything more than 3 1mg per day for anxiety is too much but once you get hooked, you're hooked. I wished I had it all to do over again because I never would have got started on this medicine. It helps but in the end, it will own you. You'll live by the xanax rules, not by your rules.
Now, for those that do take it the right way and for the same reasons that I take mine, I can tell you that after 12 years of it, I have learned some things that will reverse the effect of the xanax. #1. Pizza sauce, Steak sauce, Bar-B-Q sauce, Spaghetti, ect. There is something in those sauces that will reverse it's effect on your body and mind. Steak sauce such as Dales, Worcestershire sauce really reverses it's effect. Just something you might want to keep in mind when you eat and then wonder why your xanax doesn't seem to be working like it should. Well, think about what you had to eat and maybe this will answer your question. All in all, it's not a bad medicine if treated right but yes, it can take over your life but again, some of us have no choice. I would be happy to answer any questions if anyone has any. (nolimit2me04@aim.com) Title it XANAX and please don't ask me about 2mg bars because I don't have much experience with them. I just know that they weren't meant for me. I don't like them.
Good luck to anyone trying to get off this medicine and be careful.
I have had difficulity sleeping due to anxiety for several years. I have tried many sleeping aides that didn't help much, recently my doctor prescribed xanax for me. I would take .5mg before bed every night and it was like a miracle drug... at first. I would fall asleep every night within an hour of taking it and sleep all night and not feel the least bit hungover the next day. After only 3 weeks of taking it I started becoming extremely irratable. Within days of when the irratability started I felt like I was having withdrawls from the drug during the day, I felt like I was about to have a panic attack all day and had the shakes. When I decided to stop taking xanax I felt horrible for a couple of weeks. The first 3 days were the worst, I couldn't sleep at all, I felt suicidle and my husband had to stay home from work because I was unable to care for my kids. I teach fitness classes for a living and I am a healthy person that does not normally have an addictive personality. All I needed was some help falling asleep at night and I ended up feeling a junkie. If you are considering taking xanax please don't do it. It is not worth it. I can completely understand how people can get hooked on this drug. It is so addictive,
i just typed an extremely long story that got deleted and don't have the energy to re-type it. the reason it got deleted was b/c i forgot to put a title. all i can say is please, no matter what, don't mix it w/alcohol. if you, one beer, one glass of wine, or one mixed drink w/no more than ONE shot. but that's not even recommended, by myself (due to personal experiences) or by my pyschiatrist. if you would like detailed nightmares of my combination of alprazolam/xanax mixed w/too much alcohol (due to my addictive personality) or even a tiny amount of alcohol mixed w/too much xanax, my e-mail is selsav84@gmail.com. if my stories (as the combo is fatal/lethal) can even save one person's life, i feel i have done my job. i'm currently in trouble w/the law due to this exact same thing, so even if the person questioning me isn't worried about it being fatal, maybe it could prevent a dui. if you blow 0.00% alcohol w/a breathalyzer but take a blood test and they find benzos in your system, even w/a legal script, you could be charged w/a DUID (driving under influence of drugs) depending on the st8 you live in, which is ludacrous. thanks for listening. i'm willing to also give my phone number once you e-mail me, but not on this public forum. i hope you have a good day/night depending on the time you read this. selena
I do not know how my anxiety began, but I am assuming it is because of an abusive relationship that I was in for eight years. I have since left that man and I am happily married. I have no reason to have anxiety as far as I am concerned, but I have ended up in the E.R. several times in the past few monthes. I was given a prescription for alprazolam (xanax) and it has helped. I have never been so afraid. I knew that I was dying when I went to the E.R. only to find out that I am possibly just going nuts. I am in my mid 30's and I love my life, but I don't want to be afraid anymore. I don't ever want to feel such fear ever again. I know that we are all born to die, but I do not feel that I am ready. I have alcohol issues as well and I feel trapped. I know that I need some kind of help, but I do not have the financial means to get that help. Does anyone have any advice? I would certainly appreciate it! Jenny
My doctor put me on Alprazolam to help me with my anxiety & panic. She also put me on Citalopram (Celexa). The Alprazolam (Xanex) I am on is .25. I just started using both of them about 2 weeks ago. It is simply said, a god send. I had an anxiety attack just last night watching a TV show, and my heart was just going crazy, I was a sweating mess, and I couldn't think of anything else, which made it worse. I took the Xanex and it took about 10-15 for it to work. I could feel it work, it was amazing. I was to relived and I could breath and relax again. Its changed my life, for the better. I got 30 pills for a 15 day time span, and I know I won't need that much. I would never abuse them because when taken correctly, they really do work!!
my name is Anni i have been on xanax for 10 years with no problems until I had my home restored..after I noticed my med's were stolen..they were not replaced and the construction workers who stole them called my Dr. and said I was selling them!!! I do not live in a 3 story home with 6 sports cars for selling my meds!!! I don't even know people in this town as I am a studio musician in Nashvile..its a no win situation the Dr's beleive the thieves I have been sick for 4 months and all my muscles are drawn up..cant sleep afraid to leave my home and to make matters worse..the last show I played in nashville..I got raped by the Marriots valet..I had 1 mg. of xanax in me cause I still get nervous playing in front of large audiences...now I know i never will again..and the female cop has lied about everything..Just a jealous bitch questioning me in the hospital...She obviously had the need to get some from my valet..I come from a famous musical family and we are not infidels!!I also got pulled in Oregon the month before and was arrested for blowing a 0 on the Breathalyzer..had my car impounded (rental) passed my drug test and then the dop got a key to my room and had intentions to rape me..he had no business to a key to my room!! Thank God my manager was in the room and told him where to go..sadly I had to return to Oregon a month later or I would have been extradited and my caase had been dropped due to the fact I wasnt on drugs or alcohol..funny thing my Ticket said I had blue eyes,,ya think with a flashlight in my eyes for 2 hours they would've noticed they are green???
I get frustrated when I read of people being suprised when they get some side-effect or w/drawal symptom that comes up that is written on the first page of every text book on psych meds available to everyone. Everyone needs to sit down at a book store and start reading some books on the meds they are taking to know what they possibly will and won't do to them. I've been taking 6mg's of Xanax/day for years. For the person who said it is not to be used for a long time, you are totally wrong. For persons with panic attacks, you should be on it for at least 6 panic free months, sometimes longer, and lifetime is not out of the question. And there have been longterm studies that report that once you find a dose that works, you will not need an increase in meds. Plus, they are very safe AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MIX THEM WITH OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS, mostly alcohol. They have no longterm effects on the brain, liver, kidneys, etc. Also, you don't become addicted to these meds, you become dependant. BIG difference. You don't hear of people robbing or killing to get their benzos, like a coke or heroin addict would. That's being addicted. Also, with so many ways to get info on these drugs, whether online or in books, it will say to absolutely NEVER stop taking these cold-turkey if you've been taking them for more than a week. If so, you should take at least one month to detox off them, so don't run out early. Another thing, it's somewhat common for people to lose their inhibitions and do things that they normally wouldn't do, like shoplift, drive wrecklessly, ( and yes, if you are bumping the yellow and white lines, you will get written up for a D.U.I.. Don't blame the cop for writing up someone crossing the yellow line. You are taking a tranquilizer and driving on them don't forget. That's under the influence.), rape, etc. Some people shouldn't take them. That's just a fact. I've always described what it's like to be on them as; you don't think of saying something, you just say it. And you don't think about doing something, you just do it. Some people can't handle that. These are side-effects that you will read of if anyone picks up and reads a book on psychiatric meds. Don't rip a med if you don't know the possible side-effects or w/drawal effects. Do your own homework. And the internet is not the holy grail of information. Most of the things you will read are just other peoples' opinions who may or may not have done their homework on a pill their doctor decided to write a script for, and end up ripping the drug when they are just complaining about common side-effects. People, please do your own homework before putting ANY pill in your mouth. Xanax is most definately a drug to be respected, but not to be afraid of. Without it, I wouldn't be here. Some people, me included, suffer horrible anxiety that can only be helped with a benzodiazapine. I was put on just about every SSRI and SNRI before being prescribed a benzo. There is too much info out there for someone to act suprised when something happens to them when they are on one. Educate yourselves.
My mother has been taking xanax for years, that her dr mindlessly prescribes ( I say that because she is a recovering alcoholic, has addictive tendencies and she just had gastric bypass so her stomach is smaller) all these factors the doctor ignores.. The bottle says take 2 - 4 1mg xanax as needed, to me that gives the person no direction on how to properly and safely take it. She claims she only takes a half of the 1 mg twice a day When she is on xanax she acts displaced, removed, loses her inhibitions, she acts tipsy similar to that of a drunk, her eyes are glossy she drives a vehicle on it, and is very careless in the things she says or does, she has this I don't care attitude. When I or another family member bring it up to her she says we are wrong and there is nothing wrong with her, this followed by a reaction that a curse spitting drunk would have.
Hello. I am a EMT and I Work On a Ambulance Which is Crazy and Stressful. For The Past 2 Years I Have Had Crazy Panic Attacks Ended Up In The ER About Six Times Right After My Dad Passed Away. I Took Care of Him On Hospice. Now I Am 21 One Time I Had a Panic Attack So Bad It Felt Like a Heart Attack. My Heart Rate Was Up To 140 Bpm. I Have Been Feeling Really Sick For The Last 2 Years, Had Tons of Tests, Blood work and Everything They Say Its Stress and Panic Attacks. I'm Finally Prescribed to .5's After Reading This I Do Not Wanna Be On The Drug No More. But I Feel Without It I Cant Work or Focus. Does Anyone Know What To Do.
I got a DUI cause I take effexor and clorazapam to sleep. This is bull shit was not pulled over was waiting on a tow truck cause it was raining and got stuck in ditch. Due to me cramping I wanted to go home from my girlfriends house to take medicine. She had just moved and I was not familiar with the area. I have been on meds for 9 yrs. Never have I been pulled over. So therefore it was not due to my medicine that the officer seen laying in my passenger seat. It was I was just tired and cramping like I was having contractions. Due to me not knowing the area. REALLY??? Lost in Illinois but am going to fight my meds do not state I can not drive only to use caution. Any help I would be glad to have email karenm.davis@hotmail.com Thank you
I was first prescribed Xanax 4 years ago when I told my doctor that I was about to travel to Europe and than every time I travel anywhere my stomach turns into knots and sometimes I get nausea. He said it was anxiety and prescribed me Xanax.
I took the bottle with me to Europe, and everything was fine until about 3 hours after the plan landed. Then the nausea set in and I thought I'd vomit. I didn't think I'd be able to go on. I just wanted to find somewhere to lay down. So I took my first Xanax. Within 30 minutes I felt like normal and was excited to get on with my vacation. Over the next week I ended up taking it 2 or 3 more times.
Once I realized what anxiety was all about, I also found other uses for it such as when going to the dentist, job interviews, or other stressful situations. I've never taken it on a daily basis before. I only use it in times of need. It has really changed my life.
There are some days I feel like I might have mild anxiety, but I don't take it because I don't want to become addicted to it. This is definitely a drug that works best on an occasional basis.
im 22 years old and have (regretfully) been drinking energy drinks and sodas for a good 6-7 years regularly. And by regularly, I mean 4 energy drinks and maybe 3-4 sodas, but this along with 112 ounces of water a day. about a month ago on a friday, i had only water to drink that WHOLE day, knowing i need to quit caffeine. so i was fine the whole day, had one beer at around 9pm then started to feel so horrible, it felt like my heart was beating way too fast and my side went numb then i was having pains on the left side of my chest and started freaking out. This lasted untill about 3am when i finally decided after waiting to die that whole time, that i should go to the emergency room. They did all there xrays and monitors and my heart was a little swollen and i am borderline hypoglycemic. after that day i went down to 1 soda a day, so i don't get migraines from my caffeine withdrawels. Since that day, I've had what i think are panic attacks where i feel like i have something really wrong with me and might be having a panic attack or there is a blood clot and i sit there and wait to stop breathing., im super anxious allday, and i think about dieing more then once a day. It doesnt scare me to just kill myself anymore. Anything anyone would do would enrage me to the point where i would almost act on what im thinking. and i get extremely depressed about the littlest things So .. i decided i need to ask a doctor what is wrong with me, they tested my blood and everything was fine. my blood pressure was high i guess. they wrote 165 over 108 at rest. At first they prescribed me BusPar. along with telling me i need to exercise more, (i exercise almost everyday, run every morning and my work is lifting heavy things most of the day, so i'm in good physical shape). well the BusPar did absolutely nothing but make me feel worse and dizzy for hours. i called them back after a week of trying it and they had me come in and prescribed me to .25 mg of xanax twice a day. ive only been on it for 3 days so far along with Zoloft and a blood pressure med. But im really worried im going to become dependent on these after what ive been reading even though they are working great so far.. Should i stop? i have no idea which way to go since its so early ... can i get withdrawels from only taking .25 mg and its not even been a week? i wish i knew something else i could take. Im sorry for how bad i type, im not good on computers.
I am trying to stop myself. It has been over 15 yrs now off and on. Very difficult medication to stop. I have cried many times wishing I was normal again and not dependent on alprazolam. Each time I have tried to stop the pain and anxiety is so bad that I don't want to live anymore. I think about ending it all the time. But then I go back on my dose of 2mg a day and things start to get better. I guess I'm hooked for life. Because at this point death is all that enters my mind when I try to stop. I do pray for all of us that someone will be able to find some compassion to help us with a safe way out of this hell and give us back are lives.
Anxiety is tuff hang in there
Peace to all CW
-C
Hi to the board. :)
For 20 years I have had agoraphobia (in varying degrees of severity) and a panic disorder, and for longer than that, generalized anxiety. Like others, I didn't know what was happening to me, and after my doctor diagnosed it, he wanted me to go on medication. Like many people with panic disorders I was fearful of meds and refused, despite how much I was suffering. A friend of mine was having a wedding and I was obligated to go, so I broke down and accepted my doctor's offer of Xanax out of desperation. It was the generic, Alprazolam, Greenstone brand. At first it was 2 MG, but that was too strong for me (I'm petite and sensitive to drugs), so he switched me to 1 MG tablets. Even then, for most situations (except dentist visits) just half a pill was enough and I would only take Xanax as needed - when I had to go somewhere or was just having an extra anxious day.
A couple years ago my mother and I were forced to sell our lifelong home, and now I live in an apartment. As you all know, relief from the symptoms of agoraphobia is very much connected with being HOME or being able to return there quickly. My brain apparently does not register an apartment as ever being home, so since the move I have to take Xanax daily. Otherwise I am in continual discomfort. Tense, restless, anxious, with a constant and vague feeling of DREAD that sits there in the background like a dull ache. Often these feelings suddenly peak into full-blown panic out the blue for me, and last 15 minutes or so. Despite the number of years with these symptoms, I have NOT become inured to them; if anything I've become less tolerable of these feelings. I can't stand a minute of them.
So I take half of a 1 MG pill in the morning, and half late at night. This seems to be just right for me; providing a mild sense of well-being and calmness for a time. Because of cycling thoughts interrupting my ability to sleep, my doctor suggested the late-night dosage, and sure enough, it seems to arrest the thought-cycling a great deal, and along with the drowsiness side-effect, lets me sleep. For more frightening events (such as dental visits) I may need a full pill.
I cannot work outside of where I live still, and am limited with what and how often I can do stuff out in public, but the Xanax has helped me tremendously to cope in general. I can shop when I need to, go for short drives when I want to, and sometimes it even allows me to have real fun when I'm out (rather than the requisite trying to pretend to be having fun like a normal person, while inside, really just wanting to go home). Of course, I still am limited by how long I can be out, both because of this condition, and the drowsiness the med itself causes, but it's still a tremendous help! Since moving to an apartment, it's helped me cope with the ongoing, day-to-day stresses and symptoms. I hate to say I couldn't cope without a drug, but as things are right now I feel it's true, and I'm grateful this medication exists, because without it I'd probably be completely housebound again.
*Some Random Things..... based on my own experiences, and to answer some questions I've seen on the board*
For me the side-effects are limited to drowsiness (which I use to my advantage to sleep, although it is bothersome to get so drowsy during the day), some concentration problems (which I also use to my advantage in helping alleviate my cycling thoughts), and a little bit of clumsiness/dizziness (but very slight). It's similar to the effects a small amount of wine can cause - a general relaxed state. I have it down to a science by now exactly how much/little a dose I need to help with symptoms in various situations, but not get me high or impaired. Others should also experiment with what is best for them.
NOT ALL GENERICS ARE CREATED EQUAL. My pharmacy, Rite-Aid, recently switched me from Greenstone brand Alprazolam to Qualitest brand. I didn't think anything of it at first, but noticed a definite and negative difference between the two. The Qualitest brand caused a depressive reaction in me, rather than the mood lift the Greenstone brand supplied. It also seemed less effective in treating anxiety symptoms, because I ended up needing to take more of it for the same calming effects. I thought maybe it was just my imagination, but in doing some research, I discovered some forums online where others have reported the same problems with the Qualitest brand (and Mylar). I keep asking Rite-Aid to make sure they give me the Greenstone brand only, but they keep trying to slip me the Qualitest brand. I have to fight them each time I bring my script in. *sigh* If you notice one generic is affecting you adversely, try a different one. They really do vary.
If you've been taking Xanax daily for a while, DO NOT suddenly quit taking it. I do not subscribe to the paranoid belief that Xanax is addictive (my former doctor said that in 50+ years of practice, he'd never seen a case of Xanax addiction). I have an addictive personality, and yet have never felt the need to increase the minimal amount I take (except to face particularly difficult public situations), or to use it recreationally. Some people who have had issues maybe just have been taking a MUCH higher dose than they really needed to begin with, or maybe it was never compatible with them. However, most anti-depressants or anything that affects your brain should not be quit suddenly, because they do affect your brain chemistry. Even quitting coffee suddenly can make some people feel sick, so it's a trait of many substances. I did recently stop it suddenly (Xanax), and I became very ill and was unable to fall asleep for 3 days. I was not in good shape at all! So if you want to get off of it, do it gradually with smaller and smaller doses over a period of weeks or months, or whatever your doctor suggests.
If you try to stop taking it and can't cope because of the panic symptoms you initially started to take it for, it may mean that you actually still have the original condition and actually NEED this medication, or something like it. For people with chronic anxiety like me, maybe this does mean needing it for life. But then there are other medications for other conditions that people have to stay on for life, too. It's frustrating to feel like you must rely on a medication, but this is as real a condition as any other which requires long-term treatment. I wish I didn't have to be on Synthroid for my under-active thyroid forever, but c'est la vie. For many, this might be the case with Xanax.
Do not take Kava or St. John's Wort while on Xanax, or even for a while after you stop it, as a detox or anything. They don't mix.
In my experience, it's best to wait a couple hours after taking Xanax before taking anything else (over-the-counter) which might cause drowsiness, such as antihistamines or decongestants. I always ask the pharmacist about this and anything else I may be taking, or how this might mix with any new prescriptions. It's a good rule of thumb to space them out over hours.
Other medications you may be taking (such as anti-depressants) may affect how THIS drug affects you.
If you've recently been hit with agoraphobia and are now stuck with it, please don't be afraid or alarmed by the people saying to stay away from this. I'm super-paranoid of medications, and most of them affect me adversely, but Xanax has been around for a long time and I find it to be reliable, predictable and mild, with few side-effects, and those not intolerable. I've come to trust it and it has helped me. Most anti-depressants say right in their fact sheet they don't even know why or how they work (how comforting), but the fact sheet I get with this one describes how it works, so at least there's no scary mystery. Of course, drugs will affect everyone differently. If you want or need to try this, ask your doctor for the lowest possible dose and if you're really cautious, just take half of that. See if it works OK. If it does nothing, take your full dose. Find what works best for you in half-pill increments and various dosages with your doctor's help, until you find the perfect spot - where you feel calmer and can cope, but are not loopy or impaired. Unlike anti-depressants, you CAN take this on an as-needed basis (occasionally). You don't have to take it everyday, letting it build up in your system, if you don't want to. I know many are uncomfortable with that like I am. But in necessary cases it can be taken daily, too. I like that flexibility about it and non-commitment.
I recommend asking your pharmacy for the Greenstone brand generic, as this seems to work the best for most people, versus the Qualitest or Mylar brands. But if one generic works better for you than another, stick with that.
Sorry to be verbose. I hope this helps some people, though. :)
~L~
I've been on Xanax .25 mg, three times a day for about 11 years. I started cutting it back by taking .25 in morning then a little less than half of a pill on my second dose and .25 mg. for my third dose. After day 5 of doing this I feel like crap. Headache, confusion, numbness of hands and face, shortness of breath, more anxiety and just feeling awful. How can reducing such a small amount make me feels so bad??? Please, any suggestions on how to taper off? I'm obviously doing it too quickly. Thanks, Gypsy.
Ok, so due to much anxiety and panic attacks that start the minute I set foot outside I am again taking my old faithful xanax. I have suffered with GAD as well as panic attacks for approx. 18 years, caused by various stressful events. My psychiatrist wants me to start on prozac so I dont rely too heavily on the xanax. 25 3x's a day. All I think about is my next xanax, I want some now. Has anyone had luck on prozac, and xanax together. I feel I am going to get hooked on the xanax I have been able to go off and on but I cant stand the panic attacks and xsnax really helps. Any advice, comment. Thanks for listening.
I am 72, an have been on xanax, an now taking alprazolam, taking them only at bedtime because i cant sleep, an have been taking them for 20 years. I dont feel like Im addictive to any of my meds, an I dont understand why DR. want to now , take me off the alprazolam. Why should I have to come off of any of my meds now when my life is getting short. I Probley will not live another 20 years so who cares if im addicted or not.I need the rest. To be able to function the next day.I will resort to other meds even if i have to get them off the st. or out of the usa .Good luck to everyone who is in search for a doctor who can prescribe your med with out having to go to 10 different Doctors to get your meds...All it comes down to is the almighty dollar.sassy1022@att
I would also love to add that when you do not currently have an insurance policy or maybe you do not take part in any group insurance, you might well make use of seeking the aid of a health insurance broker. Self-employed or people who have medical conditions generally seek the help of any health insurance broker. Thanks for your blog post.
I've had three Xanax mfg.: Purepak .5 orange round pills, Dava football shaped .5 pills, and real xanax .5. No doubt at all about the name brand being the best, followed by the Dava, followed by the Purepak, which really kinda sucks.
Withdrawal is terrible with this drug, and must be titrated slowly. Common effects of withdrawal include flu-like symptoms and burning in the arms. If yu do it gradually, though, you'll be ok.
(Currently on my second round of Xanax; one from 2006-2008; another from 2009-present. No regrets except the poor quality of the generics.)
I tried xanax about 30 years ago for a few months. My doctor put me on it to help me curb my drinking and help with anxiety. After being on it awhile I realized that I still had the same problems that depressed me, such as being poor and being beaten by an abusive boyfriend. It just dulled my feelings, leaving me unable to improve my life. After I found out I was pregnant I read up on xanax, learning that it was bad for an unborn child. I went to my doctor and he lied and said I was wrong so I decided for myself to get off it. Best thing I ever did. So get off this drug and deal with your issues.
I was having panic attacks and anxiety and my doctor prescribed 3 1 mg tablets of Xanax per day. That was back in the early 80's before the drug was known to be addicting. All I did was sleep for the most part and I did get addicted to the drug. It is a long story but I just started taking less and less of the drug and got off of them after 12 years. I started taking a smaller dose of them a couple years ago again for anxiety. It is getting harder and harder to get a script because some people do abuse them. My suggestion to anyone who needs to get Xanax is to go to a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist will give you just about any drug for depression or anxiety.I think you are safe to take a couple .5mg a day without getting too addicted,and carrying them with you will help to ease fear of anixiety attacks. The antidepressants are addicting also. Taking Effexor totally changed my personality and nearly ruined my life. When you run out of those you can feel the withdrawal immediately. You know some of us are tender souls that have trouble dealing with the world. Don't feel so bad that you need a few pills to get you through your day. Nobody wants to be around an erratic, frustrated, nervous, paranoid, wreck of a person. Alcohol has played a much more disatrous role in my life, but that story is for another day. Take care.
I seen first hand what this drug has done to someone that I loved for fifteen years. The drug companies and the doctors don't care, she lost her job, friends and the love of her life. Thats two more lives that this drug has destroyed. Please stay away from this drug. This girl was my whole life and I miss her so much.
I understand that Xanax and aclohol can be a dangerous mix. But is that only if you abuse alcohol? I drink 2 to 3 beer a night and that is all I ever drink. I am on a Alaprazolam 0.25mg take as needed last time I took it was a year ago for panic disorder and General Anxiety Disorder. Is that 2-3 beers dangerous?
@benzos xanax kolonopin valium etc. - Thank you for your detailed info & for sharing your knowledge. I was wondering if you help me figure some things out. Is it possible for the GAMA in our brains to go back to regular levels after getting off xanax? Also, I tappered myself off xanax in only a little over 1 week. Could I have caused issues with my body's ability to compensate for production of GAMA which was no longer being supplied by xanax? Here's my brief story, which might help you answer my questions.
I was on xanax for the past 5 years, gradually increased the last 2 years to about 2.5mg each night. I started out taking it once every few weeks when I was dealing wit stress, then I started taking it every night for sleep. I've been off xanax for 8 months, but still feel like I'm going through withdrawals with severe anxiety almost daily. I still have difficulty breathing every few days, like I'm having a panic attack, but I never had this prior to xanax. Prior to ever taking xanax, I was very outgoing, extremely social, talkative and not a care in the world. I had no clue it was addictive until I started feeling weird on xanax and did some research and found out what a mess I had gotten myelf in with this crap. Well, like I mentioned, it's been 8 months since I got off and I just don't feel like the old me before xanax. I feel antisocial, lack of drive and worthless some days. Is it possible I am still going through withdrawals, or is it that my brain has suppressed the GAMA production for so long, it has completely stopped producing GAMA at the normal rate? I just feel really off and like I'm in a stranger's body. If you or anyone else here can please help me, I would greatly appreciate it. I tried to google my questions, but nothing really addresses them. Thanks in advance. (springbloom10@hotmail.com)
I take 270 Xanax a month. The most I've take in a 12 hour period was 22 mg it doesn't make me sleepy in the least and I have 0 side effects except for my anxiety going away. It's funny cause my sisters bf can take 1mg an sleep like 10 hours. it's not a tolerance because I started taking 6mg a day and I usually take 14 mg a day. Does Xanax effect anyone else like this 0 side effects just anxiety relief. (also Percocet doesn't effect me nor does dilaudid 4 mg at a time didn't even touch me. Valume practically evey type of (legal) narcotic has no effect on me pain wise except for Anastasia (that's knocks me out)for surgery other then that nothing works for pain. Anyone else have this kind of problem? thank you
I would love to here from anyone who has had a bad experience w/ xanax. My husband severely injured his back and started experiencing some depression. Our family dr put him on an antidepressant and eventually prescribed xanax when he had a panic attack in the 3 months thatfollowed. At that point, neither my husband or I really knew anything about what xanax can do - we trusted our dr. At some point, our dr put my husband on an ADDITIONAL prescription of xanax, which he could take at any time he felt anxious. Now, almost 3 yrs later, our life has been completely changed. I watched my husband change right before my eyes, without having any clue what the reason was - I never once suspected the meds. He completed withdrew from me, never really had any relief from the depression, and blamed me for every single thing he could think of. He would get upset w/ me over conversations we never had, he would forget things, he seemed to have really bad judgement over what was right and wrong, he tried to convince me that I didn't love him anymore and worst of all, eventually told me he didn't love me anymore either. He lied and lied over big and small things. Now it's hard to figure out what was going on in his mind, whether he really believed the things he said or if he was just lying. He walked out on our four kids and I 10 wks. ago. We have been together for 20 yrs and he is one of the most kind, giving, loving, and responsible people I know. But I don't know where that person is now. We are going to counseling and see a dr. who is tapering him off of the xanax by using clonazepam. He will be completely off antianxiety meds in 3 wks. By the grace of God, he seemed to come out of the most severe part of the depression and paranoia within 2-3 wks, and without suffering some of the severe withdrawal symptoms I have read about. I have prayed for him morning, noon, and night. I have not been able to find much help/support for families of xanax users. If anyone could shed more light on how this drug effects people's personalities and how long it takes them to return to themselves, I would so very much appreciate it. My husband, to this day, still doesn't see that he has a problem. I really, really want my husband and our marriage back. Thanks for any help you can give! ritaboller89@gmail.com or reply here
Does anyone know of a natural alternative to ativan/xanax that actually works. I know there are a lot of individual natural remedies that claim to help anxity/panic but nothing combined in one pill that works fast and effectively. Any advice?
have been takeing this meds for eight years, xanex and hydoes,,ive had two seizures and a mild stroke whem out of meds...what do i do
I was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever a few years ago and since then have developed and number of health issues, possibly Lyme Disease as well. I developed severe neuropathy (chronic) and so painful it is impossible to function. I also started developing severe panic attacks that were so bad I couldn't drive or do anything without feeling like I was having a heart attack. Even just walking across a room would cause my heart rate to be elevated and I would get really shaky and feel as if I would pass out. This was happening all day all the time. I finally met with a doctor that was Lyme Disease literate and she put me on Zanax .5 2 X per day for the panic and neuropathic pain. Before the Zanax, I had been put on Lexapro, Cymbalta, Neurontin (for nerve pain), Trazadone, Zoloft, Vistoril and a few others that I can't remember. With no avail, my panic and nerve pain just got worse after about a year. Once my doctor prescribed zanax, it drastically helped with my symptoms. I try to stay on a low of a dose as possible and most of the time cut my doses in half because I am worried about liver damage. The zanax works great in preventing my panic attacks, I am able to drive, etc. and work again. It has also been the only thing to help my neuropathic pain, which is a God send because that alone is debilitating. I do worry about long-term side effects of this drug. As far as noticeable side-effects while taking, I really don't even notice that I am taking the zanax, except that I just feel more like my normal self and I am able to get much more out of my day. The anti-depressants made me feel weird and out of sorts and even really sick to my stomach so that I actually lost 35 pounds and I am only 5 4 and weigh 118! The zanax doesn't have any unwanted side effects - at least for me. I don't feel strange or loopy or high or anything else that is unwanted. I know that different medications work differently for different people. All I have to say is that as long as this medicine is not being abused and it works, then your doctor shouldn't have an issue with long-term use. Most of the anti-depressants have worse side-effects, even with long term use than the zanax does. I think the main reason why doctors don't like prescribing the zanax is due to its addictive properties. I personally don't like any medication that you can't just stop at will...but there isn't much else of a choice. As long as you are being monitored on zanax and taking urinalysis to make sure your system is handling it okay, then that is ideal. I think unfortunately many doctors just don't want to take responsibility for their patients in order to ensure that they are getting the best treatment available and getting treatment that works for the individual patient. My experience and advice is to find a compassionate and responsible doctor.
I'd like to know how old some of these posts are. I've been taking Xanax for over 20 years. My prescription has always been 1 mg per day but only NOW have I taken the prescribed dose (instead of less). I can tell you (with empirical evidence) that alprazolam does not cause liver damage. It acts on GABA gamma amino-buteric acid in your brain (alcohol does that too). It is possible to taper off of BOTH Xanax & booze, but it takes a bit of doing. The last 1/4 mg of benzo & the last 7oz.of booze are the bitch. If you're taking massive doses of benzodiazapine or alcohol... you're going to need special help. Cold turkey is bull-shit & has caused more misery & worse over the last 50 years than you can imagine. Try Australian site HARM to get your shit together with the booze. There is a similar site to taper off of benzo. One at a time! There is hope... eliminating the major stressors in your life is a big plus (good luck to us all).
I have been on xanax for 22years.2mg 3 x a day or as needit.in 22years i have been on it all.xanax .started .05 mg.now the 2 mg.work some.so i drink beer to help.my wife divorce me .my kids dont talk to me.i was a welder .working 10 to 14 hours a day.i was useing more pills.sometimes i would get somewere and not no how .i am 53.now i am on s.s.d.i had to sue for that.sometimes i think dead is better they what i deal with day to day.if anyone known what i am feeling or been there ask me for e-mail.i need a friend.panic attacks,anxiety,depression,phobias,MONSTERDEADHEAD@AOL.COM.
I have been on Xanax for close to 8 years and it has helped me! I started to replace my personal life disappointments by taking a extra pill to feel better. I'm prescribed 3 1mg a day, I take up to 7 and withdraw for weeks to my next script. I'm stuck in a vicious cycle and very very scared.
So I have a horrific story. I'm a 31 year old dude, educated Up to the post grad level and all. But when I was a teen someone did some pretty sick shit with me. He was an adult. So I kept it a secret, went to college, forgot about it. Then I came home.. Same house, smell, reminders. Anyway I went to a shrink and a lawyer. The law I will leave out as I went to law school myself. But I was prescribed klonopin 2mg TID (3x day) it helped so much... No more nightmares, no more depression or anxiety. We then switched to Xanax. Started at 1 mg TID. That worked for about a year. So it's been like 4 years and I am up to 2mg of Xanax three times a day. I was pre med. I know how bad it is, but it works soooo well! I can not complain. I remember when I was first prescribed it. I took it and feel asleep at the hair place. Oh and I don't remember. So it has it's drawbacks. But overall it is a good bandaid. I mean it suppresses painful memories but again I know if I go off of it the nightmares will come back, depression, and now withdrawals. So I'm stuck with it for now but it does the trick! To get off of it there are a number of medications that will help with the GABA receptor in the brain that works with the Xanax. Ask your doctor about gabapenton or seraquil the seraquil is heavy duty but the docs know how to use it correctly. Good luck with all your probs too. If u ever Wana chat I'm at Mckegan@sbcglobal.net. Cheers.
im 27, been on xanax since i was 15, 2mil/4pday. never had no adverse issues. although i have landed up in jail for other non related things. so going cold turkey like that can definetely be life threatening, its f-in horrible. and ive been through heroin withdrawals, cocaine, suboxone, methodone, and alcohol. but to keep it short alprazolams pros definetely outway the cons. it helps with anxiety, hunger, depression, irritibility, takes the edge off of other drugs and if u dont abuse it at least from my 12 years of experience i think that it would be a good investment. it helps me act like a normal person
I was in the military for a long time...I lost many friends over there and actually lost my husband from PTSD who I was with for many years...we recently got divorced...recently one of my friends gave me a xanax and it made me feel so much better took the anxiety off of everything...but now if I don't have one or can't find one I get thee horrible with-drawl feelings...I do not know what to do I know I need to go to the dr. but I am scared he is going to say that I am a addict and do nothing for me which really scares me...I am so scared right now...I am just lost..anyone have any advice?
Xanax doesn't effect me I take 270 Xanax a month. The most I've take in a 12 hour period was 22 mg it doesn't make me sleepy in the least and I have 0 side effects except for my anxiety going away. Anyone else have this kind of problem? thank you
Yes others have had this identical problem but you just read about them. Whitney who died the other day, MJ, and the list goes on...
Hi ya'll. I've had post traumatic stress syndrome every since I lived with an abusive man for 5 yrs. Yeah, I know what some people are thinking, Why did you stay with him? Because he was sweet and we we're totally in love at first. I became pregnant and he moved us far away from my family and friends. My car broke down and I ran out of mins on the cell. So, basically I was trapped. Then he started to show his true colors. He gave me a severe skull fracture resulting in brain damage, seizures, short term memory loss and a drop in IQ points from pretty high to borderline duhhhh. He also broke my lower back. I left him and it took forever to get on SSI. (if any of ya'll are trying for SSI here's a insiders tip. They'll turn you down 3 times over a few years. Everytime you get a refusal, get youself another form and startover that same day. It's a pain in the ass, but they want you to just give up. After your 3rd refusal take you paperwork(that you HAVE to keep up with in one folder) to a SSI lawyer. He or she are not supposed to charge. If they try, go elsewhere. Your chances of getting your SSI are way higher, like at least 75% higher with a good lawyer. Back to my problem. I've been having debilitating anxiety attack that cause seizures. They've given me Xanax before but it makes me feel crappy and groggy, like I could care less about whats happening around me. I've also tried all other benzos. The one that saved me without making me high or emotionally numb is Klonopin. I suggest this to anyone who has similar issues. I have my quality of life back again, praise God. good luck ya'll
I have been taking Xanax now for about 16-17 years.. I take .05mg at night, and have never needed to take a higher dosage, unless i had to fly somewhere, then i would take 1mg., because i have 'fear of flying', and a higher level of anxiety would set in... It helps me sleep at night, and helps with anxiety as well.. I take a low dosage, so i don't think it will harm me in the long run.. I've been ok for all these years, and sometimes you need medication to help you through in life... This is a good med if you don't abuse it, and keep the dosage low...
I can't believe all the negative posts here; people do your homework - if a new drug makes you sick, stop taking it and tell your dr. If you've been on any drug long term, but especially xanax, no dr. in their right mind will tell you to withdraw immediately, nor should you!!! It takes 3-4 weeks of tapering off to withdraw from xanax. I am bipolar and take neurontin, buspirone, xanax, seroquel and topimax. Trust me, you should be seeing a psychiatrist if you have anxiety to the point of being prescribed xanax. It is getting a bad name. Case in point. I only take .05 mg. 3 times a day;got unemployed and had to leave cushy dr. with insurance to go to state funded hospital. They (the entire hospital) don't believe in xanax. I said I'm not addicted, I take a low dose but I need that lose dose to work with my other meds. If it ain't broke, don't fix it --as far as meds are concerned especially!!!! I said ok, give me something comparable then. They try and now are starting to mess me up. I said come on - it's a low dose. But now it has a bad name and they won't even deal with it bc of others who can't control themselves around it like me.
im 26 years old ive been an athlete my whole life,raised really well but ive recently been living in a unstable enviroment alot of stressful days and nights been going by Ive recently went to my family doctor he prescribed me 1mg of zanax for panic/anxiety it has been working now for the past month but i feel like a different person in bewtween doses meaning weird thoughts of death and dread can someone help me figure out how to get my mind from thinking i need a xanax everyday i dont like pills and want my mind to quit freakin out.
in 1993 I found out that I had Meniere's Disease. Its a genetically acquired degenerative defect in the inner ear balance mechanism. It does not get better. Eventually people who have it in only one ear can have a surgery that cuts the aural nerve to the brain and they have an 80 percent chance of fixing the symptoms, but are deaf in that ear. I am one of the 15 percent of people who has it in both ears. Surgery will not be offered to me. At the end of Dec 1996 i had a major attack. the attacks consist of violent vertigo. I fall to the floor and am unable to move because the world is spinning. I regurgitate constantly for about an hour as my body attempts to dehydrate itself. The vertigo is precipitated by excess fluid in the balance tubes in my ears and they swell up, causing false and misleading signals about my position in space to be sent to the brain. It becomes confused and puts me in this state. Usually, after about a week or so, I was able to continue normal activities like walking and driving. But after a month and an half, i was still unable to walk without assistance and even riding in a car, much less driving was impossible. I went to a top notch Meniere's expert and he told me that I would never work again and that I had a choice between Valium and Xanax, both of which have a poorly understood but documented effect on the aural nerve. Since I had had addiction problems with Valium when I was a teenager, I chose Xanax since I had never taken it before. Thankfully, in about 2 days I could walk and in about 4 days I could drive. Xanax turned out to not be psychologically addictive to me so during the years I have had no problems staying on my dose. I was started on .5 per day and am now taking 4mg per day.
Now the doctor who is prescribing it has been tapped by the DEA and told that he can no longer prescribe class 2 or class 4 meds. He knows I need this drug to survive but he cannot help me.
if I cannot take this drug, i will not be able to walk or drive. My life will be over and not worth living.
And the DEA will make it impossible to continue. I realize that you all have horror stories about Xanax but it has no discernible psychological effect on me. But if I stop taking it or miss a dose, I start falling into walls and driving begins to make me nervous as rapidly moving my head from side to side to keep track of the traffic around me becomes very unpleasant.
I have one last doctor that might help me but I'm going to have to pay cash for this very expensive expert. He is the one who originally put me on this drug that has allowed me to live a relatively normal life. But that was a long time ago before the DEA lost the war on illegal drugs and now seeks to justify it's existence by waging a war on doctors.
I have tried klonopin but, while it does prevent withdrawals (obviously I'm physically addicted but not psychologically addicted) it has no effect on my balance mechanism so it is useless.
If this doctor is not willing to write me at the present level, my life is over. I will not put up with having to crawl from my bed to my fridge just to get a glass of juice that I may not be able to hold down anyway.
I appreciate all your difficulties but this drug does help some people.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT XANAX. I TAKE 0.5 MG 4 X A DAY.SOMETIMES ONLY 2X A DAY. MY HUSBAND WAS VERY ILL FOR SEVERL YEARS.I WAS HAVING HEART PAPUTATIONS SO BAD.I COULD NOT FUNTION AT ALL XNAX SAVED MY LIFE. I HATE IT WHEN DR DREW PUTS DOWN XNAX.HE SHOLD NOT BE ON T.V. HE PUSHES ANTIDEPRESSANTS. ANTIDEPRESSANTS ALMOST KILLED ME AND CAUSE ME TO ACT VERY OUT OF CHARACTER AND I TREATED FRIENDS AND FAMILY TERRIBLE.THANK GOD FOR XANAX.
My Son became dependant on Drugs such as Extacy, ice, mdma and speed from the age of 17, Then developed anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughs, anger,insomnia, tendacies to burn and cut himself, severe mental disorders and more. After trying MANY different medications he was prescribed Xanax... This is when it all got worse. He is now 22 and has been on Xanax for one year. He started on 1mg 3 times a day and then he beagan to self subscribe. Mixing Xanax with alcohol, party drugs speed and even cough mixture all at once, l nearly lost him many times undergoing severe ceisures. He is now currently taking Xanax 8mg plus Largactil in which he has also doubled the dose of after only 2 days. This new drug was prescribed to take the place of Xanax but he still takes 8mg and up to 12mg in one hit and takes double the new medi also. Ive tried to hide the Xanax so l can give him the recommended dose but he becomes violent. He now sells the Xanax to other drug users for extra money. And continues to go on hard drug/alcohol benders. Every day l fear for his life, l don't sleep well, l cry and my heart aches in fear of losing my boy, l love him so much, l would do anything to help him but l feel useless, Why are doctors still subscribing Xanax to my son when they know his life is in danger. he has become almost brain dead and zombie like. l want my boy back, Have l lost him to a bunch of poisonous chemicals ??? Can anyone help !!! From A frustrated Mum. Thankyou for taking the time to read my plead.
I believe Xanax (and benzodiazepines in general) has ruined a long part of my life and still continues to do so. Well a couple years ago I met this kid and he told me that he was being prescribed Xanax and asked if i wanted one, I took it, after about a month of him giving them too me he told me that he spoke with his Dr (i will refer to him as Dr Jennings) and told him that I would like a prescription, so I went to Dr. Jennings and all he asked was have you ever been prescribed Xanax before? I told him no., then he just says well I think that you need this medication what do you think? I said sure. he said that he wont take my insurance and that he will charge me $200 per month and asked that I sign something saying that I will keep going to him for at least 1 year. and in return he will prescribe me 91 2mg bars every 2 weeks. so 2 pills taken 3 times a day and an extra 1/2 pill , and eventually added a 2mg xr tablet to that. (and being somewhat still new to the drug I was impaired when i went in there and so I signed away). any ways after about a year I had lost my job, and went into debt with him (and I believe it to be because of how much I was taking), and was unable to pay him, so he cuts me off, i didn't think that the withdrawal would be so terrible, But I really though I was going to die I was receiving no sleep for about 5 days at a time, (i would get 1 or 2 from the kid who introduced me to Dr Jennings every once in a while) and so I tried to go to another Dr (who i will refer to as Dr. white) who would accept my insurance, but when i told them how much I was prescribed he would tell me that it was an insane amount and that no Dr would really ever prescribe that much as a starting dose and that my old prescription bottles weren't enough to prove to him anything, and that they wanted my patient chart/file from Dr. Jennings, but Dr Jennings kept putting it off saying it was due to one thing or another. well I became rather persistent with Dr White, and he eventually wrote up a waver for me and asked if we could three way call Dr. Jennings, I said of course, and he asked Dr Jennings if he was prescribing me Xanax in the amount mentioned, and the Dr said that he didn't recall the amount being prescribed and didn't have access to the info at the moment, and Dr. white straight up got angry and said something to the effect of I have given you plenty of time to figure this out, and unless you don't give a shit about your patients why do you not have access to their files!?, Dr Jennings said take me on my word (sounds weird I know) But Dr. White did prescribe me 2 10 mg Valium per day and 1 mg Xanax (for if my anxiety gets too bad) at first I was mad thinking that it wasn't enough. but even though i still am not comfortable, I am so glad that I went to Dr. white because I am now only on the 2 10 mg Valium, and i still feel withdrawals in the morning but I made it my choice to stop taking the Xanax. I hope this post wasn't to long and boring (but i feel we need to educate people on this specific class of drugs and what they will do to your life.) but i also wanted to know if anyone has kicked Valium in here, and if so how did you go about doing so. because i cant walk up a flight of stairs without feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my chest and my breathing is uncontrollable. I have went from 153 lbs to 124.8 lbs (because i forget to eat or it just doesn't sound pleasant due to the anxiety) and I know that my days are numbered if i don't figure out how to get off of this shit. I don't know if I will ever be able to fully kick the shit, I hope that I can. I used to be a very strong person, and even though i have a good job now, I feel that even in my own opinion of my self I am nothing but a leach on this world contributing to nothing, i have no emotion and I fake every smile that i can bring myself to perform I am no longer a person. It would probably do the world and my friends and family more good if i were to end my life, but I'm to selfish to do so. any advise would be so helpful. I just want my old life back, is it even possible?
Hello Everyone trying to quit Xanax. It's been two weeks since the the last pill. Let me yell you, it is not easy at all to get off this crap. The first four days were Hell. No sleep, no appetite, you want to crawl out of yor skin, and many more symptoms to name. I can tell you that it is very unpleasant for anyone whom wants to stop. But I can give you some advice, you have to want to stop and make yourself better. Cold turkey may not be for you, but if you are going to do it, have some one around to help you threw it. I still have a month or two to go, but looking for a good recovery. Keep yourself busy and go for walks with someone.Major withdraws, you will get threw them in about a week. But they will still linger for for weeks after you stop. You just need to fight them threw. And remember to eat a little something three times a day. If you can't sleep, try Irish Oatmeal one hour befor bed, it will help you sleep. And green tea to help you to detox this crap out your body. You body and brain are out of wack, and you need to put the du ks back into a row again. If you need help or some one to talk with, email me at girandi@gmail.com Will help anyone if I can. Rocket
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I was put on 2mg XANAX after the passing of my 17 year old daughter. I also have P.T.S.D. and Insomnia, I was using my XANAX prescription to sleep otherwise I would brought awake for 3 to 4 days straight. My doctor never told me that prolonged use could result in memory loss or blackouts. One day after being awake for 4 days straight I got my prescription, took two 2mg bars and went to sleep. The next thing I know I woke in jail, While I was sleeping my wife said I came into the kitchen and took the entire bottle of XANAX 90 pills total The police report said I attacked my wife, I was a U.S. Army Ranger and I have never raised my hand to my wife and we have known each other since we were 16yrs old & I am a Executive Bodyguard. Now i'm looking at jail time and have been charged with two counts of simple assault and terroristic threats. I will never ever take this medication ever again, I am now taking Remeron and Sinequan and I am now on a normal sleep schedule and don't have night terrors or panic attacks anymore.
Dont do this drug. Yeah, it made me feel like fucking superman and i thought everything was great. Little did i know how annoying i was, i didnt remember any of the days i did it, and missed seeing alot of lpeople i cared about. Everyone told me i was being a idiot, but it was like my mind was clouded with xxanax and it was only till i woke up one morning after being barred for 3 days straight that i realized whyat the fuck is wrong with me, and felt the shame of 3 days of being yelled at by friends in one. I realiazed i dont need some stupid pill to make me feel this way, its all a state of mind, so im cool off all prescription medications.
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Few watch aficionados realize that the Japanese brand seiko watch has a history as old as many of its Swiss rivals. Founded in the 1880s, the company began manufacturing wrist seiko watches after World War I and quickly became an innovative leader, developing one of the world's first seiko automatic and seiko chronograph. But perhaps Seiko's greatest achievement came about in its race with the American brand Bulova to harness new technology, leading to the quartz watch, which revolutionized the industry and nearly drove the Swiss out of business. More innovations followed, including the first computer wristwatch, in 1984, and the first nonbattery seiko kinetic watch. To this list we can now add another groundbreaker: the Seiko Spring Drive mechanical movement, which is accurate to one second per day, making it approximately three times more precise than the average mechanical watch. The Spring Drive also provides an enduring seventy-two hours of power reserve (most watches offer about forty) and winds 30 percent faster than a conventional movement. According to seiko uk, twenty-eight years of work went into developing this movement, and only five of the company's hundreds of watchmakers possess the requisite skills to assemble it. Regardless of its technological history, the seiko 5 is a skillfully designed watch, with graceful hands and interesting use of off-center dials.
I was addicted to xanax. Really bad..first my mom brought me to the doc and he prescribed me 4mg 4 times a day? So i start off taking that mind u i was 15 yrs old ... I was partying like crazy and didnt even know it because the xanax had me soooooooo gone...i dont remeber alot. It ruined my life. My mom killed herself because of it.. Then i got pregnant..thats what it took for me to wake up...and now im 21 with a 7 month old ive been clean for a year and a half and im not gonna lie i think about taking it not me but my brain does. It will fuck with you forever. You should never go crazy with xanax bc once it gets u your not in control of your life anymore and i promise only the worst things will happen to you while u take it. Walk the other way and never look back its the best advice i can give you. Xanax is evil.its ge media fillinf your head with garbage just bc its legal doesnt mean its right.
hello, i need some serious advice. i have been troubled with extreme anxiety since age 15. My doctor started giving me xanax, called xanor in my country with rivotril (clonazepam) 2 100tablet boxes of each every second month(2mg of each type). i have exercise alot, but when the depression kicks in , i dont eat i dont go out and ive lost all my friends. Also became addicted and was put on valium which is less stronger than xanax, and klonazepam. i sued my doctor and won the case, but im still on valium, but ive managed to quit with thhe 2 others 1 year ago.My problem now is that i got a new doctor who dodnt want to give me any more valium. he has been experementing on me as a guinnipig making me try a lot of anti deppressive/anxiety drugs like cipralex and tolvon that dont work at all. But the anxiety is back and i lost my job had to quit school, so im screewed. I am a law abiding citizent, but due to all of this i now buy valium elegal, and its expensive and illegal. I dont want to do this any more so i have been tryin to find web sites that sells them. But these sleasy web sites charge extreme prices, so i wondered if anyone know about a serious web site with reasonable prices. And for all of you out there on xanax. You should give valium a try. the side effects are fare less and the withdrawl symtoms is not so bad as i experienced when i stopped with xanax and clonazepam. IF ANYONE NOW ABOUT A SERIOUS ONLINE PHARMACY THAT DOESNT CHARGE INSANE PRICES , PLEASE E-MAIL ME. I would be extremely gratful.MY EMAIL IS: Thomas_oslov@hotmail.com .Thanks,and i feel for all of you out there suffering from anxiety and depression,i wish you all the best. Thomas Nilsen.
xanax ruined my life at first everything was fine then I have to be more dependent on them everything around me started becoming a big blur I would lose my temper lashing out sometimes I would kiss my girlfriend. I lost control of who I was I lost my life my fiance kick me out I know you see my kids twice a week instead of every day. I've lost jobs friends and family I rything because of xanax. I mean I'm to blame also I got addicted. I was taking anywhere between 20 and 30 milligrams a day. the withdrawals are terrible. night terrors dehydration anxiety attacks seizures. xanax is a terrible drug!
Hi all,
I was researching xanax because for two reasons. I have taken it for anxiety or panic attacks since 1991 when my father was going through the end times of his duodenal cancer. I have never had a prescription for more than .5mg at 3 times a day (1.5 mg max) and have only taken that at the most for a period of 1 or 2 years. I have months and years go by without taking any and then there are times where I feel that I need 1.0 per day. I have taken this for 21 years without problems. I have not increased doses or missed it when I don't take it.
I have 3 friends who are in their 60's, 70's and 80's, who have also taken it for years (I'm 42 but started it in my very early 20's. Over the past few years they have had to switch doctors due to medicare, PCP issues, etc. Not one of these people found a doctor to prescribe them Xanax.
I just wanted to state that I believe it is very safe if used for the purpose it was intended. I am tired of Popular celebrities and addicts taking away this medication from the rest of the population because doctors are fearful to prescribe it. These friends have also taken the medicine for YEARS. Some have taken it longer than I have. They were told to take Ambien or some otc medication.
Why is it that we have to suffer for people who abuse? The best advice I have to all is to ask your doctor to increase your dosage if it is not working for you. It is a much easier solution than running out of meds and not being able to refill.
My research says if you are taking 3 mg per day....you are probably addicted. I don't know b/c I have never taken more than 1.5.
Good luck to everyone out there and hopefully those of us who do not abuse will not be denied the benefit of Xanax. My doctor told me it is one of the absolutely safest meds on the market as long as it is not abused. Let's get more doctors to agree with this. I don't even know how someone could. I suppose if I really wanted to sleep for a full day I could take all 3 .5's at one time but my purpose in taking them is to CALM DOWN A BIT so I can continue with my activities. I do not wish to disappear for a day or two!!!!
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